Friday’s ad is for Heineken, from 1951. I’ve always found this ad super creepy, but maybe it was effective, who knows. It certainly gives beer goggles a new angle, pint goggles, though I do like that the eye itself has become a drop of beer inside the glass looking out. And of course he’s wearing a bow tie.
Archives for November 6, 2015
Patent No. 4173295A: Barrel Dispensing Support
Today in 1979, US Patent 4173295 A was issued, an invention of Dieter Steinmann, assigned to the European Design Corporation, for his “Barrel Dispensing Support.” Here’s the Abstract:
A one way beer barrel dispensing support is provided to facilitate dispensing a beverage from the barrel by gravity flow. The support has a circular area on its upper surface for receiving the bottom end of a beverage barrel. A conduit is mounted in said circular area and has an inlet which enters the barrel when the barrel is placed on the support. The end of the conduit remote from the inlet has a valved spigot to control dispensing.
Patent No. D311868S: Beer Keg Cap
Today in 1990, US Patent D311868 S was issued, an invention of Kenneth J. Armstrong, for his “Beer Keg Cap.” There’s no Abstract, although in the description it includes this summary:
The ornamental design for a beer keg cap as shown and described.