Archaeology of Pull Tabs
Last week I had a dream in which a ghostly ghost appeared in front of me. It was the ghost of an American man, clearly of age and wisdom, with a misty gloom around him. Before me, in living person – well sort of – stood the ghost of Ermal C. Fraze. Indeed, it was …
A tab from Vlaanderen by Steven and a word on the ‘Meer Straatwaarden’ conference on heritage and democracy. Amsterdam, Pakhuis de Zwijger & Reinwardt Academie. Want to see my presentation at Reinwardt Meer Straatwaarden symposium (In Dutch, sorry), go to https://dezwijger.nl/programma/meer-straatwaarden
Live event at ‘Pakhuis de Zwijger‘ the Uban Books presentation of ‘Meer Straatwaarden’ book. Find the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd3HRKVf57o
Update 13 in which I show you a FULL vintage can which floated all the way from Ireland to Holland (sent by Ivar Schute) and reveil a SECRET code on beverage cans (thanks to a tip by Attila Dezsi). Listen our Focus Radio (NTR) interview on National Radio 1 here: https://www.nporadio1.nl/radio-focus/onderwerpen/499382-je-mag-archeologie-doen-maar-alleen-aan-het-lijntje-van-de-professional
Indeed, not a beverage can, and not a pull tab either. This ‘Can 31’ in our database is a typical example of how all cans used to be up until the 1960s: made out of tin-plated steel and with no way of easy opening. This sardine can dates from the 1940s (we think) and was …
English subtitles available! This just was an amazingly fun project! Pull Tab Archaelogy at Saxion Applied University, Deventer. March 2019 Thanks to my pull tab heroes Sifra Verheijden, Danaë Evers, Betsie Balduk and Jeroen van Dijk. Also thanks to Annelies Berends and Pim Alders of Hogeschool Saxion for the support.
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