Cone top

A cone top (also called a cap-sealed can, cone-top, or conetop) is a type of can, especially a type of beverage can, introduced in 1935.[1] Cone tops were designed in response to flat top beer cans as a hybrid between beer bottle and flat top can. Cone tops were especially attractive to smaller breweries which did not have the capital necessary to buy new canning machinery; cone tops could be filled on standard bottling equipment.

Because they were typically made with steel,[2] beverage cans faded out with the advent of metal shortages during World War II. They were continued after the war, but fell out of use in 1960.[3] They are now considered collector's items.

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References

  1. Soroka, Walter (2008). Illustrated Glossary of Packaging Terminology. DEStech Publications, Inc, ISBN 9781930268272
  2. Yam, Kit L. (2010). The Wiley Encyclopedia of Packaging Technology. John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 9780470541388
  3. Walter, James (2011). Drinkology Beer: A Book About the Brew. Abrams, ISBN 9781584798514
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 What are Cone Top Beer Cans

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