BOTTLE, BEER
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- OLD STYLE PILSNER
- Date Range From
- 1975
- Date Range To
- 1985
- Materials
- GLASS, PAPER, METAL
- Catalogue Number
- P19900020018
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- OLD STYLE PILSNER
- Date Range From
- 1975
- Date Range To
- 1985
- Materials
- GLASS, PAPER, METAL
- 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. AFTER THE FAMOUS FORMULA OF THE HOUSE OFLETHBRIDGE" FOUR COLOR LABEL. LABEL ALSO READS "TRADITION YOU CAN TASTE" & "341 ML 12 OZ FL", AND "5% ALC/VOL" & "UNION MADE". EMBOSSED AT BASE OF BOTTLE IS "FG 2087" & "CANADA". CAP HAS RED FLAG WITH "PIL" IN IT. CONTAINS BEER.
- Subjects
- FOOD SERVICE T&E
- MERCHANDISING T&E
- Historical Association
- INDUSTRY
- History
- 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
- P19900020018
- Acquisition Date
- 1990-05
- Collection
- Museum
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