When did beer cans start to have pull top tabs?

Answer 1

Cans were opened with a hammer and chisel before the advent of can openers. The tin cannister, or can, was invented in 1810 by a Londoner, Peter Durand.
I think the first food packaged in a sealed metal can was from the 1820s or 1830s.

The "can opener" was not invented until more than 10 years later. For those first ten years or so, people were expected to cut into the can with a knife or some other tool they already owned.

Answer 2

When was the first canned soft drink manufactured?Cliquot Club Ginger Ale was the first canned soft drink debuted in 1938. Delivering the soda was a cone top can produced by Continental Can Company. Design improvements continued and in 1948 Continental Can and Pepsi-Cola launched the first major rollout of soft drinks in cans. The can carried 12-ounces of refreshment and sold for ten cents.

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Answer 3

Originally called Zip Tops, Iron City Brewing in Pittsburgh tested the first of the zip tops in March 1962 in Virginia.

Answer 4

They have yet to stop making metal cans. I buy beer every day in metal cans ,

most people prefer metal cans to bottles.