Cans had a metal strip below the top, and a key attached to the can. You fit the key into the end of the strip and turned it to remove the top. The strip was prone to breaking and an alternative was invented.
My dad grew tomatoes for Campbell Soup. We got cases of soups without labels, dented cans, etc., and learned the codes stamped on the end. Never had trouble finding the can opener.
Chef Boy-R-D invented canned spaghetti in 1803 and his great-great-great granddaughter, Madame Curious, invented the can opener in 1858. Tragically, she died from eating the contaminated spaghetti later that same year.
markkahler52 12 months ago
They rode in stagecoaches
Milady Meg 12 months ago
Cans had a metal strip below the top, and a key attached to the can. You fit the key into the end of the strip and turned it to remove the top. The strip was prone to breaking and an alternative was invented.
MS72 12 months ago
My dad grew tomatoes for Campbell Soup. We got cases of soups without labels, dented cans, etc., and learned the codes stamped on the end. Never had trouble finding the can opener.
IndyW 12 months ago
My knife had a blade for opening cans.
ira.crank 12 months ago
Chef Boy-R-D invented canned spaghetti in 1803 and his great-great-great granddaughter, Madame Curious, invented the can opener in 1858. Tragically, she died from eating the contaminated spaghetti later that same year.
stamps 12 months ago
The backseat driver has been around since the chariot days.
William Stoneham Premium Member 12 months ago
If we had been around at the dawn of automobiles, my wife would have been screaming at me for going 15 mph on a dirt road.
SrTechWriter 12 months ago
“Sideseat” drivers were invented with the horse and wagon.
gammaguy 12 months ago
“That’s like inventing the backseat driver before the car.”
1) Did horse-drawn wagons have back seats?
2) Also before the golf cart.