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Beer In Ads #1795: A Pair Of Bocks

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Tuesday’s ad is a pair for Bock Beer, again from who knows when. So it’s two separate Bock posters, apparently by the same artist. The on the left is simply a black goat, but the one on the right includes what I’ve been calling bock gnomes, though I don’t know exactly what they are or what they’re supposed to be. He looks happy, but then I don’t think he’s yet noticed that the brown goat behind him is drinking beer from his mug. Also, look at his left hand, which he’s holding in a very particular pattern. Thumb and index finger are touching, forming am “okay” circle, middle and ring fingers are raised and standing tall together, while the pinky is deliberately sticking out. Is that some early form of gang sign? What the hell is that?

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Patent No. 575545A: Air And Beer Connection For Beer-Casks

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Today in 1897, US Patent 575545 A was issued, an invention of Peter E. Dunn and William H. Partridge, for their “Air and Beer Connection for Beer-Casks.” There’s no Abstract, although in the description it includes this summary:

This invention relates to devices for hermetically closing the outlets or inlets to beer casks and to attachments for said devices for controlling the discharge of beer therefrom, and to a system of gage and pump connections attached to said devices, the object being to provide devices of improved construction for closing beer-cask openings for transportation and for connection with said openings for operating the devices thereof and for governing the discharge of beer from said casks and the introduction of air-pressure thereto; and the invention consists in the peculiar construction of said devices, apparatus, and connections, all as fully described, and. more particularly pointed out in the claim.

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Beer In Ads #1794: Racing Goat

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Monday’s ad is another one for Bock Beer, again from who knows when. It’s also produced by the Donaldson Litho. Co. of Newport, Kentucky as a sample of their printing work, complete with pricing information at the top. This is one of several bock-themed samples they produced, and in this one a goat is driving a race car fast, and looking very determined.

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Patent No. 6843391B2: Gas Reclamation System

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Today in 2005, US Patent 6843391 B2 was issued, an invention of Glyn Jones, for his “Gas Reclamation System.” Here’s the Abstract:

A gas reclamation system for use in a beverage dispensing system. The system includes a valve for releasable connection to a used beverage container containing a pressurized gas, the valve allowing release of gas from the container. A filter for removal of particulate matter from the gas and a sterilizer for removal of bacteria from the gas are also provided, together with a compressor to re-pressurize the filtered and sterilized gas for supply to the beverage dispensing system. The system may be used for carbon dioxide recovery from beverage containers, reducing the consumption of carbon dioxide from beverage dispensing systems.

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Patent No. 4368831A: Beer Keg Tapping Assembly

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Today in 1983, US Patent 4368831 A was issued, an invention of Victor S. Bailey, for his “Beer Keg Tapping Assembly.” Here’s the Abstract:

A cask or container for liquid under pressure having a housing welded to the cask wall around the bung hole, this housing serving as the sole support for a spring loaded ring seal and an extractor tube and its head the latter concentric within the seal.

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Patent No. 3229852A: Draft Beer Dispensing Unit For Use In A Household Refrigerator

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Today in 1966, US Patent 3229852 A was issued, an invention of Aram Y. Lawson, for his “Draft Beer Dispensing Unit for Use in a Household Refrigerator.” There’s no Abstract, although in the description it includes this summary:

This invention is a draft beer dispenser made of aluminum specially designed for simple installation in household refrigerators.

The purpose of this invention is to provide a dispensing unit for a pressurized beverage, which unit is to be installed on the shelf of a household refrigerator. In use, the door of the refrigerator may be opened, and the spigot of the dispenser actuated so that the beverage may flow directly into a glass (or other receiver) manually held adjacent the said spigot. After removing the glass full of beverage, the door may then be closed. During the inactive period, the refrigerating effect of the refrigerator will maintain the beverage at the desired temperature, ready for the next use.

Further objects are to provide a dispensing unit which may be readily re-filled, and, when the beverage is carbonated, (i.e. beer), the pressurization means for the dispensing will also be utilized to maintain the said carbonation.

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Beer In Ads #1793: The Bock Beer Gnomes

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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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Patent No. 3298575A: Disposable Dispensing Container

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

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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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Beer In Ads #1792: Bock Man & Goat Boy

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Saturday’s ad is for Bock Beer, from the late 1800s or early 20th century. I’m not quite sure about this one. It’s either an unsuspecting man in the beer cellar, mug of beer in hand with his lunch of bread and … what are those, turnips or rutabagas? He sits there slumped over, shoulders drooping with resignation. Does he know that there’s a mad goat behind him about to pounce or is completely unaware of his fate? Alternatively, it’s the world’s weirdest crime-fighting duo: Bock Man and Goat Boy!