The Rex Mine - Part 1

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This is an interesting find. It's an OI, or "opening instructional" beer can. These are rather rare. They were produced from around 1935 to 1941. They had flat tops and came with a special opener to pierce the lid. You have to realize that drinking out of a can back then was a rather novel idea so few people knew how to operate the can opener and instructions were therefore printed on the can!

This is an interesting find. It's an OI, or "opening instructional" beer can. These are rather rare. They were produced from around 1935 to 1941. They had flat tops and came with a special opener to pierce the lid. You have to realize that drinking out of a can back then was a rather novel idea so few people knew how to operate the can opener and instructions were therefore printed on the can!