1795 – Napoleon offers 12,000 Franks to anyone who can devise a way of preserving food for his army & navy.
1809 – Nicolas Appert (France) devises an idea of packing food into special “bottles”, like wine.
1810 – Peter Durand, a British merchant, received the first patent for the idea of preserving food using tin cans. The patent was granted on August 25, 1810 by King George III of England.
1818 – Peter Durand introduces his tinplated iron can in America
1819 – Thomas Kensett and Ezra Gagett start selling their products in canned tinplate cans.
1825 – Kensett receives an American patent for tinplated cans.
1847 – Allan Taylor, patents a machine for stamping cylindrical can ends.
1849 – Henry Evans is granted the patent for the pendulum press, which – when combined with a die device, makes a can end in a single operation. Production now improves from 5 or 6 cans per hour, to 50-60 per hour.
1856 – Henry Bessmer (England) discovers first (later on William Kelley, America, separately also discovers) the process of converting cast iron into steel. Gail Borden is granted a patent on canned condensed milk.
1866 – E.M. Lang (Maine) is granted a patent for sealing tin cans by casting or dropping bar solder in measured drops on can ends. J. Osterhoudt patented the tin can with a key opener.
1875 – Arthur A. Libby and William J. Wilson (Chicago) develop the tapered can for canning corned beef. Sardines first packed in cans.
1930 — 1985 A Time For Innovation
An advertising campaign for carbonated beverages advised consumers in 1956 to "Enjoy Sparkling Soft Drinks!" and "Life is Great When You Carbonate!" Soft drinks were being marketed as a digestive aid that helped the body absorb nutrients, maintain a balanced diet, and cure hangovers.
1935 — 1985 Breweriana
Is it the love of a good beer, the fascination with brewery, or the original and eclectic art work adorning rare beer cans that makes them hot collector's items? For "breweriana" fans, the images on beer cans reflect something of the flavor of days gone by.
1965 — 1975 Renewable Can
The most critical element in the aluminum can's success was its recycling value.
2004 – Packaging Innovation
Easy open lids for food products eliminate the need of a can opener and are touted as the top packaging innovation of the last 100 years.
2010 – 200th Anniversary of the Can
America celebrates the 200th anniversary of the can and the 75th anniversary of the beverage can.
Post time: Jul-09-2022
