Randall Young wrote:
>
>
>> Once upon a time, in the Olden Days, Beer Cans (and soda
>>cans) did NOT have pop tops!!
>
>
> Strange, I don't recall soda ever coming in non-pop-top cans. Back then it
> was always in bottles, and so the classic "church key" was only for beer.
> Most of them did have a bottle-opener on the other end; but the can end was
> what made it a church key. My folks had no money for such luxuries when I
> was a kid, getting a bottle of "sody pop" on the farm was quite a treat.
>
I thought the church key was for opening the oil can, if you didn't have
one of those fancy spouts-with-can-opener.
scott s.
.
/// triumphs@autox.team.net mailing list
/// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool
/// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive
|