953 nut 56,249 #1 Posted Sunday at 01:30 PM Tin Can Day is every January 19 and is a day dedicated to the humble tin can that preserves some of our favorite food items. Without tin cans, the process of storage and preservation would have been entirely different and less convenient. The best thing about canned food is that it is accessible to people from all walks of life. Over the years, various countries around the globe have made their contributions to the evolution of tin cans. The fact that this storage item has been used for over a century is proof of its worth. It sure deserves to be celebrated! In 1818, Durand introduced tin-plated steel cans in the U.S., and it has been in vogue ever since. A year later, Ezra Daggett and Thomas Kensett Sr. of England started canning food items such as fruits, vegetables, meats, and oysters, in New York. As tin cans were initially thick with no provision for opening them, a rock, bayonet, or hammer and chisel, did the job for decades. It wasn’t until 1858 that Ezra Warner invented the first can opener. It was used by the U.S. military during the Civil War. 5 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 49,533 #2 Posted Sunday at 04:02 PM A topic dear to my heart. Anyone in deer camp would get a nice buck... or any deer ... or anything worth celebrating or not celebrating for that matter. Dad would say gotta have a tinney in a booming voice. Most of us knew what he was talking about, some didn't since today they are made of aluminum. I must be old I remember when they were made of tin... 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JimSraj 454 #3 Posted Sunday at 05:06 PM 1 hour ago, WHX?? said: A topic dear to my heart. Anyone in deer camp would get a nice buck... or any deer ... or anything worth celebrating or not celebrating for that matter. Dad would say gotta have a tinney in a booming voice. Most of us knew what he was talking about, some didn't since today they are made of aluminum. I must be old I remember when they were made of tin... and you used a ‘church key’ to open them 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EB-80/8inPA 1,708 #4 Posted Sunday at 08:37 PM They say these kids today don’t even know how to use a can opener! Remember, hold it like this, don’t hold it like that! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,720 #5 Posted Sunday at 09:51 PM 4 hours ago, JimSraj said: I remember when they were made of tin Tin cans because they were thin steel with a tin coating. The coating wouldn’t rust or corrode and it could handle food being cooked in the cans. But tin alone wasn’t strong. Tinplate became a HUGE business. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
