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Archives for January 17, 2016

Beer In Ads #1793: The Bock Beer Gnomes

January 17, 2016 By Jay Brooks


Sunday’s ad is also for Bock Beer, from who knows when. This is definitely an odd one. There’s a large goat filling the middle of the ad. To the right, a gnome is dancing wildly — with his hat in one hand and a fork in the other — to the music of what appears to be a pan flute being played by another gnome sitting on a barrel. On the left hand side, a trio of gnomes are sitting on a picnic bench. There’s a beer stein on the bench, but on top of the table there’s the head some animal, possibly a boar. One of the gnomes is holding a large knife, suggesting he’s about to start carving up dinner. Which will be served with bock, of course.

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Filed Under: Art & Beer, Beers Tagged With: Advertising, History

Patent No. 3298575A: Disposable Dispensing Container

January 17, 2016 By Jay Brooks

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Today in 1967, US Patent 3298575 A was issued, an invention of Norman Bernard Larsen, for his “Disposable Dispensing Container.” There’s no Abstract, although in the description it includes this summary:

This invention relates to a lightweight disposable or expendable container. Preferably, the container is a square or rectangular one-gallon container for draught type beer.

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Filed Under: Beers, Just For Fun, Politics & Law, Related Pleasures Tagged With: History, Kegs, Law, Patent

Patent No. 981768A: Jetting Attachment For Bottle-Fillers

January 17, 2016 By Jay Brooks

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Today in 1911, US Patent 981768 A was issued, an invention of Alvin N. Ketterer, for his “Jetting Attachment For Bottle-Fillers.” There’s no Abstract, although in the description it includes this summary:

My invention relates to improvements in jetting attachments which are designed to control and direct jets of beer into bottles, one at a time in succession; the objects of which are to provide an attachment of this class, which can readily be attached to the discharge chute of beer bottle fillers now. Further objects are to so construct a jetting device that the same shall be extremely. simple, substantial and durable, and not liable to get out of order, be extremely cheap in cost of manufacture, and require but little attention or care.

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Filed Under: Beers, Breweries, Just For Fun, Politics & Law, Related Pleasures Tagged With: Bottles, Brewing Equipment, History, Law, Patent

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