January 19

Tin Can Day

Tin Can Day is a day that celebrate the day in 1825 that Ezra Daggett adn Thomas Kensett obtained tthe U.S. patent for a process for storing food in tin cans.

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Dear DMC,

I note with interest the piece about canning. It would appear that the facts contained on that page were wrong. Even Australia had canned food by 1815, whereas the patent mentioned on the webpage was granted in 1825.  I am glad you had this article, however. Tin cans are worth the time spent investigating. http://www.cannedfood.org/history.html

Simon Brand