Beer cans unlimited a value guide to beer can collecting art, pete. Hudson valley equilibrium evil twin brewing nyc mixed 4pack. The beer can collectors bible by jack martells, hard back, 1975. Well, about 15 years ago i began collecting beer bottles from other countries as souvenir, i liked the design of some. Obviously much has happened in the beer industry since this book was published but it is the best point of departure for anyone interested in cans or brewery items.
This is the premiere portal for the selling and buying of collectible beer bottles, cans, signs and other memorabilia. Apr 10, 2019 deborah bought him a book about beer can collecting which helped invigorate his passion for collecting. Actually i started collecting beer cans in the mid 70s. After all, youve spent a great deal of time and enjoyment with your hobby. Collectors range from collecting one of everything to being specialized collecting vintage cans, just root beer cans, national only brands, cartoon cans, sport cans and just about any group you can think about. We are a club of pop soda can collecting and other related pop memorabilia. Dullest man in britain shows off 9,000 beer can collection. Cone top, flat top and other rare soda cans are wanted. Sell your cans collectible beer and soda can buyer. Dont be fooled by fluctuating ebay and dealer retail prices. An expert in the beer can collecting hobby with over 40 years of experience.
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Beer can collecting was a minor fad in the late 1970s and 1990s. One of the ways we do this is by acquiring major collections from folks who have been enjoying the hobby for many years, but are ready to part with all or some of their collection. At you will find many crowns to add to your bottles, cone top beer cans and to your collections. Canny jeff lebo turned a holiday home into a beer can paradise worth more than a million pounds. Downsizing huge 9,300 beer can hoard painful bbc news. Beer can collectors of theres a problem loading this menu right now. Blueberry boy imperial ipa and good old neon ipa, mixed 4pack.
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They know that as a market leader and serious can collector i can offer premium prices for the highest quality investment grade beer and soda cans. Ones you can add to your collection include instructional flat tops. The micro brew beers are easy to find now and i number one in american and 4th largest beer bottle collector in the world. I am always buying old us flat top and cone top beer cans, as well as some of the early or rare pull tab cans. This is the time to move outside of personal exclusive consumption of booze and provides a try. Obviously, rare cans, small supply, are usually more valuable than more common ones, large supply. As you build your collection, think about what kind of niche you can create hopefully itll be something you naturally gravitate towards versus just choosing at. The two most extensive places beer can value researchers can find beer can comps are ebay and.
The obsessive collector has accumulated more than 87,000 beer. We know the decision to sell your vintage beer can collection might be difficult. We also sell the rarest and most desirable cans known. Many of these books are out of print, but can be found on the internet, in used book stores or at beer can swap meets. Beer stein catalogs of new and old german beer steins and.
More about the beer store the amazon beer store is an ideal place to buy beer online, offering a vast selection of beers from iconic brands to enthusiast favourites. Research beer can values beer can research, store and. Popular in part because of the ease with which bottle caps can be acquired and added to a collection, bottle cap collecting is also a great activity for children looking for a hobby. The beer can a complete guide to beer can collecting paperback october, 1977 by beer can collectors of america author, larry wright editor see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Online orders will proceed as usual and we can perform book searches for books not listed on our website. International book of beer can collecting by dolphin, robert r. 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.
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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 space. The international book of beer can collecting abebooks. 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. See more ideas about beer can collection, beer and old beer cans. Few hobbies offer such a wealth of relevant books as does the beer can collecting hobby. 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. Collecting cans is one of the more popular and enduring beer geek pursuits. 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. Beer can collector selling bizarre collection youtube.
The best information is comps, ie, the price for which a comparable home, a comparable car, or a comparable beer can actually sold. It can be a super fun hobby, especially when you have press j to jump to the feed. Learn how to build a collection, where to find beer cans, and how to buy, sell. Mar 20, 2017 recycling aluminum cans is a great way to go green and earn a few extra bucks. In 1978, the clubs roster numbered nearly 12,000 members, including many gradeschoolers and highschoolers. Ebay is a useful, but limited, site for researching beer can values. Many collectors also focus on specific brands such as hamms, pabst, and budweiser. With over 35 years of experience and a stellar reputation within the hobby, i have compiled an extensive list of contacts and fellow collectors of vintage beer and soda cans from around the world.
In my opinion the most informative site on the web, if you need a answer, post your question and i guarantee you will get a answer. The brewery collectibles club of america a1 chapter. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. It appears that beer drinking has a bright future as americans and europeans continue to increase their consumption. This is because of the incredible enthusiasm among collectors. Apr 07, 2019 a man who has spent more than 40 years collecting 9,300 beer cans has had to get rid of the bulk of them so he can buy a smaller house. Extensive archives of prior sales for researching beer can values. Canventory makes it easy to organize your collection electronically. Breweriana and antique beer items collectors weekly. The only way to evaluate a beer can is by scarcity. Hello beer lovers and collectors, i have been building since some years ago a collection of beer bottles, focusing on mexican craft beer. Genesee liebotschaner all malt beer, rochester ny 1930s see more.
Often these early collectors had a personal connection to a brewery, can company, or beer distributor. Whether youve got a large collection or just a single can. Were passionate about collecting these historic works of art, too. 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.
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Sorry to say that the vast majority of beer cans from the height of the can collecting era in the 1970s80s are pretty much worthless every breweriana show has dealers selling or trying to sell those cans for 50. Prime members enjoy free twoday delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, tv shows, original audio series, and kindle books. The beer can a complete guide to beer can collecting beer can collectors of america, larry wright on. Genesee liebotschaner all malt beer, rochester ny genesee liebotschaner beer can photo and value plus more old beer cans. One day the smithsonian will have a can collection and this book will be on display with it. Genesee liebotschaner beer can from genesee brewing co. 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. The beer can a complete guide to beer can collecting by the beer can collectors of america wright, larry ed beer can collectors of america published by cornerstone library, new york 1977. View thousands of soda can pictures, read current collecting information and see cans wanted. 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. Feel free to browse all of the listings including preprohibition and hardtofind still sealed modern examples of collectible beer bottles.
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