Celebrating the humble Tin Can. On this date in 1825 the first patent for storing food in tin cans was awarded. (There seems to be some discrepancy about the date – but celebrate anyway!)

According to Wikipedia The tin can was patented in 1810 by the English inventor Peter Durand. He did not produce any food cans himself, but sold his patent to two other Englishmen, Bryan Donkin and John Hall, who set up a commercial canning factory, and by 1813 were producing their first canned goods for the British Army. Nowadays cans are usually recycled.

Check out the History of the Tin Can

For more fun facts check outTin Can Day

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