BOTTLE, BEER
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- OLD STYLE PILSNER
- Date Range From
- 1965
- Date Range To
- 1975
- Materials
- GLASS, PAPER
- Catalogue Number
- P19900020017
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- OLD STYLE PILSNER
- Date Range From
- 1965
- Date Range To
- 1975
- Materials
- GLASS, PAPER
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 16.7
- Diameter
- 6.8
- Description
- NO NECK AMBER BOTTLE, PAPER LABEL: "OLD STYLE PILSNER BEER SICKS' LETHBRIDGE BREWERY LTD., LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA. THE FAMOUS FORMULA OF THE HOUSE OF LETHBRIDGE". LABEL IS BASICALLY BLACK & WHITE WITH RED HIGHLIGHTS. CROWN TYPE CAP MISSING.
- Subjects
- FOOD SERVICE T&E
- MERCHANDISING T&E
- Historical Association
- INDUSTRY
- History
- THE LABEL PREDATES CANADA'S METRIC CONVERSION, GIVING VOLUME IN FLUID OUNCES. THE “STUBBY” BEER BOTTLE WAS INTRODUCED TO ALBERTA IN 1964. THE CHANGE OVER FROM LONG NECK TO COMPACT WAS PART OF A PROGRAM TO DESIGN A BETTER BOTTLE FOR BEER. THE NO NECK BOTTLE MADE CARTONS OF BEER SMALLER AND EASIER TO CARRY. IT ALSO MADE THE CARTONS LIGHTER AS 12 BOTTLES OF STUBBY WEIGHED 2 POUNDS LESS THAN 12 BOTTLES OF LONG NECK. SEE P19900020001-GA FOR LETHBRIDGE BREWERY HISTORY.
- Catalogue Number
- P19900020017
- Acquisition Date
- 1990-05
- Collection
- Museum
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