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Substitute materials containers. Brewers introduced the metal can for beer, but the brew is back in bottles for the duration. Left to right: flat-top metal, crown-top metal can, standard bottle
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Credit lineSubstitute materials containers. Brewers introduced the metal can for beer, but the brew is back in bottles for the duration. Left to right: flat-top metal, crown-top metal can, standard bottle. 1942-01-01. Perlitch, William, United States. Office Of War Information. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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