Sunday’s ad is also for Schlitz, from 1942. So when, exactly, is it that “The world looks brighter?” Why, it’s when you discover “that famous flavor found only in Schlitz.” The other big news in the ad, buried at the bottom is the fact that they just debuted a new quart-size bottle, which they call a “guest bottle.” I wonder why they’d call the larger package a “guest bottle.”
Archives for January 18, 2015
Patent No. 356323A: Machine For Picking And Separating Hops
Today in 1887, US Patent 356323 A was issued, an invention of Franklin Leonard, for his “Machine for Picking and Separating Hops.” There’s no Abstract, and the description is hard to read, as well, but it’s a “new and improved Machine for Picking and Separating Hops from the Vines.”
Patent No. 2105776A: Beer Cooler Keg
Today in 1938, US Patent 2105776 A was issued, an invention of John Panagopoulos, for his “Beer Cooler Keg.” There’s no Abstract, but in the description, he explains that the “principal object of this invention is to provide a beer keg having a cooling coil positioned therein.”