50 years of the Aluminum can

[klickcue]

Thanks to beer, 2009 marks the 50th year for the aluminum can.

http://www.brew-monkey.com/news.php?id=680

If you lived East of the Missouri River and other out of the way places, it was an oddity. Remember the old cans that were opened with a V shaped can punch or a pocket knife? Oh, and then the great invention of the pull-top.

Memory Lane

In the '70s, a six of Coors could be purchased for less that $3 a six in Kansas and doubled in Missouri with import fees . The world economy has changed since then.

[Mr. Blues]

Ahhhh, church keys, good times, good times!

[Bill]

remember those old zip-top and push-top Coors cans?



And the old 8oz short cans?

[klickcue]

The Push Button was a pain. A screw driver worked pretty good for opening them!