Labatt's Export India Pale Ale New Label Bottle
Date1937
Dimensions23.6 x 6.1 x 6.1 cm
Credit LineGift of Labatt Brewing Company Limited, 2010
Object number2010.011.1122
Label TextThis bottle of India Pale Ale features a crown cap. Irish American William Painter’s 1890 invention is a piece of metal with a corrugated edge and lined with cork. Once clamped around the mouth of the bottle, the crown cap preserves the beer’s carbonation and prevents leaks. The cap was not an immediate success. It required new, uniform bottles and new bottling machinery.
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