Beer can collectors book

For many years, however, beer can collectors were aware of only a few, if any, fellow collectors. Beer is one of the most widely consumed beverages in human history. Buying old beer cans,soda cans, 57453281 and vintage. The two most extensive places beer can value researchers can find beer can comps are ebay and. Key categories include beer cans, beer steins, beer trays, beer signs, beer bottle labels, and bottle openers, plus more unusual items such as tap knobs and bar statues. The beer can a complete guide to beer can collecting beer can collectors of america, larry wright on.

Volume 2 is the ultimate guide to pull tab cans with all color photos and prices. Ebay is a useful, but limited, site for researching beer can values. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. For a while, the industry capitalized on the fad by pumping out speciallydesigned commemorative cans whose only reason for being was that collectors would snap them up. Feel free to browse all of the listings including preprohibition and hardtofind still sealed modern examples of collectible beer bottles. Quite simply, one of the finest beer can books ever produced. Not many dealers in this industry can make that claim. Featured collector antique bottle collectors of colorado.

I am the web master, i also do many of the beer can appraisals. The australian beer can collectors association inc abcca was founded in 1979 due to the efforts of mike pinkard and 34 other collectors. Alot of beer bottle collectors will buy a bottle in any condition they can at a good low price untill they find a better one to take its place. Reference guide with a history of beer cans and over 7,000. Few hobbies offer such a wealth of relevant books as does the beer can collecting hobby. The word book actually refers to the two books that glen has written.

We also sell the rarest and most desirable cans known. I am a active collector, i specialize in wisconsin flat tops, and opening instruction cans. Anyone who admires and collects beer cans, or would like to. There are many ways in which to build a beer can collection, but before you start you must realize that this is a displayable hobby that requires lots of space a tremendous amount of spaceif you have a rec room, beer can collecting is great for decorating the walls andor back bar. Breweriana and antique beer items collectors weekly. I started collecting in the early 70s, on my bike as a kid. If the can you are researching currently is up for auction or has been sold in the last 30 days, you will be able to get some information.

Beer can values can best be researched on ebay by going to the advanced search feature, typing in the name of the can to be researched, and checking the box to include completed auctions. Notice that the diameter of the top and bottom are smaller than the body of the can. Behold the beer can, its beauty faded in the eyes of. Breweriana spans a wide range of items having to do with beer and brewing. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Beer can values can best be researched on ebay by going to the advanced search feature, typing in the name of the can to be researched, and checking the box to.

Beer can and breweriana collecting grew like wildfire in the 1970s. We know the decision to sell your vintage beer can collection might be. This isnt some generic tool for collectors, its a program designed by a beer can collector specifically for collectors of all types of breweriana. Jun 06, 2008 beer can values can best be researched on ebay by going to the advanced search feature, typing in the name of the can to be researched, and checking the box to include completed auctions. Vintage premium mustang malt liquor empty beer can collectible pittsburgh brewin. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The great state of maine beer book 1996and foreword to new england breweriana 2001 for beer can collectors specifically.

This book really is the bible for beercan collectors, people interested in development of the modern can structure from the bottle through cone tops, steel through. People have collected beer cans ever since the first can was commercially produced for general sale in 1935. Since 1998, we have accumulated more than 2,400 unique transactions and a 100% feedback rating on ebay. This is because of the incredible enthusiasm among. Anticipating, perhaps, a change in the political climate, american can company had a flattopped steel beer can ready to go, but it had to offer to install its canning line for free before a newark, new jersey, brewer named krueger would agree to package its beer in cans. The brewery collectibles club of america a1 chapter. I actually traded with a guy in sweden who was my age and were pen pals and to this day i have not met this guy. The official price guide to beer cansspans collectibles from the 1935 cone tops to modernday poptops, covering all the major breweries including regional breweries. Collecting lending library catalogue eastern coast. All three factors need to be exceptional in order to reach a value of thousands of dollars. Upcoming breweriana shows national association breweriana. The official price guide to beer cans by bill mugrage. Extensive archives of prior sales for researching beer can values.

Other beer can collecting clubs which began during the 1970s, including the world wide beer can collectors and a group at maverick publishing like the bcca, based in missouri championed buying and selling cans as no different than buying or selling stamps, coins, or other collectibles. Canventory makes it easy to organize your collection electronically. The beer can a complete guide to beer can collecting by beer can collectors of america and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. International book of beer can collecting by dolphin, robert r.

The bcca has also published the best book listing united states cone tops and flat tops. It sponsors numerous shows for beer can collectors throughout the year, and it publishes a very nice magazine, beer cans and breweriana collectibles, which comes out six times a year. I do take donations in beer bottles and cash to help run this website. The only way to evaluate a beer can is by scarcity. Keep checking for new cans and sale prices coming regularly. The beer can a complete guide to beer can collecting. Research beer can values beer can research, store and. Vintage old style brewer empty beer can collectible brewers lager brewing co. Buying individual beer cans and soda cans and entire collections. During the 1970s beer can collecting was one of the countrys fastestgrowing.

Well as time went on the cans were boxed and stored until someone gave me the bible by jack martels beer can book in 1997. It was originally named the beer can collectors of america. If you are looking to sell a smaller group of better cans, let us know. United states beer cans books brewery collectibles club of america. Canvention is hosted by the bccawhich stood for the beer can collectors of america for its first 31 years, until the organization reinvented itself as the brewery collectibles club of america six years ago, reflecting the expanding interests of members. This site is about my passion for collecting beer bottles. This book really is the bible for beercan collectors, people interested in development of the modern can structure from the bottle through cone tops, steel through aluminum, or people who want to look into the history of cansbreweries that were in their local areas. Whether youre selling an individual can, or an entire collection, beer cans plus will offer you top dollar. With the complete scoop on restoring and displaying your captivating can. Mybeercellar buy and sell collectable beer bottles. Any can missing one or two of these factors will suffer in value. My dad would also help me out by buying some cans that i needed, i think he enjoyed it. These signs came in all shapes and sizes, while the materials used to make them ranged from wood and porcelain to steel, neon, and celluloid. There were once almost as many different types of beer signs as there were varieties and brands of beer.

Many collectors also focus on specific brands such as hamms, pabst, and budweiser. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Australian beer can collectors association abcca 206 views february 4, 2017. In 1978, the clubs roster numbered nearly 12,000 members, including many gradeschoolers and highschoolers. Each beer can design is beautifully photographed in full detail, featured on its own page, and includes valuable historic and rarity information never before offered. Over the course of 40 years jeff traded with other collectors and bought entire collections from people who retired from the hobby. Dont be fooled by fluctuating ebay and dealer retail prices. Some beer bottle collectors only collect certain categories like lets say, chicago beers, ny beers, uk beers, japan beers, sacramento beers, or beer bottles that have birds, dogs, airplanes, bridges. Th e purpose of our club is to foster and encourage beer can and breweriana collecting, the study of beer cans, and to promote fellowship amongst collectors of breweriana in australia and overseas. Obsolete beer can price guide volume 2 by thomas toepfer abc american beer cans 19751988 by the beer can collectors of america foreign cans. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. I have over 31,500 different beer bottles in my collection now. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.

To buy or sell old beer cans in todays hobby you need current information and beer can values. Beer can dealer of antique and vintage collectible beer cans. And the inside dope on the beer can collectors of america and its crew of cancrazy canventioneers. Steel canvas, the original vintage beer cans dealer.

There are a number of good reference books on beer can collecting and on the history of brewing. From the turn of the 20th century until the 1920s, literally hundreds of beer companies competed. Join us for an enjoyable weekend of buyselltrade activity, socializing, raffle prizes, world famous margarita party, show outside at thomas park about 14 mile from the hotel with lunch cooked on site, plenty of restaurants, even a great craft brewery in town, and gathering under the big shade tree at the hotel. We are a group of collectors who collect beer cans and just about anything else to do with beer and breweries. This was done to save money on the ends of the can. With a new generation more interested in ipods than 30yearold pabst cans, some fear their pastime may be fading. Buying old beer cans,soda cans, 57453281 and vintage beer.

Beer, breweries, and breweriana, the beer book, and the breweries of brooklyn books, show most of the cans will accumulated from the joe allis collection and other finds. If serious breweriana collectors keep a bucket list, then canvention is on it. We are looking to buy quality beer can collections. The beer can collectors of america bcca, founded in 1970, was an organization supporting the hobby, but has now renamed itself brewery collectibles club of america to be more modern. Often these early collectors had a personal connection to a brewery, can company, or beer distributor. You will find out the reason i started, and lots of pictures of the beer bottles i have acquired over the past 29 years. Rheingold 2184 quart cone tops, in, on consignment. Iron city beer can with a picture of the pittsburgh steelers. The listings for every manufacturer of beer and beer cans is accessibly arranged by state and city for quick identification.