What Drink Is This Pull Tab From?

[Jonathan.Grummer]

 

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[DizzyDigger]

Well, it was a HOT drink. Beyond that, there's no way to
ID the drink. No value there unless you save aluminum
for recycle, as it's one of 50,000,000,000 that are laying in
the dirt all over the planet.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Jonathan.Grummer, I see that you are a brand-new member here at TreasureNet... so let me say, welcome to the What Is It? forum -- the best place on the internet to get unknown objects CORRECTLY identified.

That being said... your aluminum drink-can pulltab is a toughie to specifically identify.

The shape of your aluminum pulltab indicates it is an "early" version of drink-can pulltab. It looks like the ones I used in the 1960s/70s, not one of the versions from more-recent decades. Knowing its time-period might help you track down the distinctive lettering of the "Hot" logo -- which I do not recognize, despite having consumed a LOT of soft-drinks in the 1960s/70s.

I should mention... it seems that the Hot logo is on the UNDERSIDE of the pulltab. (It could not be seen on the outside of the can.) If I'm seeing it correctly, that could be a helpful ID-clue. I recall that back in the 60s/70s, sometimes the soft-drink manufacturers would run a "prize contest," in which the underside of the drink-container's cap or pulltab would have a free prize written on it. Coca Cola was famous for doing that, and other beverage companies did it too.

Sorry, that's all the ID-help I can give you about your pulltab. My area of knowledge is pre-20th-Century American Military relics. You can learn a lot of very good information on many subjects here in the What Is It? forum, so I hope you will visit it often. Again, welcome to TreasureNet.

 

[DizzyDigger]

That being said... your aluminum drink-can pulltab is a toughie to specifically identify.

The shape of your aluminum pulltab indicates it is an "early" version of drink-can pulltab. It looks like the ones I used in the 1960s/70s, not one of the versions from more-recent decades. Knowing its time-period might help you track down the distinctive lettering of the "Hot" logo -- which I do not recognize, despite having consumed a LOT of soft-drinks in the 1960s/70s.

I should mention... it seems that the Hot logo is on the UNDERSIDE of the pulltab. (It could not be seen on the outside of the can.) If I'm seeing it correctly, that could be a helpful ID-clue. I recall that back in the 60s/70s, sometimes the soft-drink manufacturers would run a "prize contest," in which the underside of the drink-container's cap or pulltab would have a free prize written on it. Coca Cola was famous or doing that, and other beverage companies did it too.

Sorry, that's all the ID-help I can give you about your pulltab. MY area of knowledge is pre-20th-Century American Military relics. You can learn a lot of very good information on many subjects here in the What Is It? forum, so I hope you will visit it often. Again, welcome to TreasureNet.

My apologies JG...I stand corrected..

 

[Tony in SC]

It looks like one of the earlier ones. In my part of the world they were called "pop tops" and at first mostly on beer cans. There was even a song called "Pop a Top Again"

 

[blauer]

 

[Anduril]

It "may" not be from a drink.
There were other products that used pull tabs besides beverages.

Of course, I can't think of any at the moment - but that's only because the coffee is still brewing!

 

[dts52]

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Cannot help with an ID but I am adding that one to my bucket list!
dts

 

[DCMatt]

It "may" not be from a drink.
There were other products that used pull tabs besides beverages.

Of course, I can't think of any at the moment - but that's only because the coffee is still brewing!

Let me help until you've had a chance to feed your addiction (I've already had mine...)

Some automotive products. STP Gas Treatment 1971

 

[sprailroad]

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OK, WHERE can I get a "Pull Tab" chart like that. Would look great in my "Fort" with all my detecting equipment and stuff, since I've most likely have dug like 50 ba-zillion or so in 30 plus years.

 

[Tony in SC]

I remember STP with a "pop top", and it took forever to pour out!!!

Let me help until you've had a chance to feed your addiction (I've already had mine...)

Some automotive products. STP Gas Treatment 1971

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[cw0909]

thats the coolest pop top ive ever seen,never seen or dug one with word/s
that would have made digging thousands worth it

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Ring pulls and tabs make for a great display. ;-)

 

[HuntinDog]

I wish that two hole punch top Coors had of caught on... would have been a lot less tabs in the wild...

Welcome to TreasureNet ​Jonathan

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Ah, the 'ol "Yuppie Finger Trap." Too many Denverites were getting their fingers stuck. Or making unintentional "Red-Eyes" with blood in their beer.

https://www.core77.com/posts/59733/The-Design-Evolution-of-Beer-Can-Openings

 

[Gene Mean]

Welcome to the forum from the garden state. You have elevated the pull tab to new heights. Maybe a new forum!

 

[dts52]

Ah, the 'ol "Yuppie Finger Trap." Too many Denverites were getting their fingers stuck. Or making unintentional "Red-Eyes" with blood in their beer.

https://www.core77.com/posts/59733/The-Design-Evolution-of-Beer-Can-Openings

I witnessed it on many occasions (and fell victim more than a few times myself). My guess is that someone sued Coors when they cut their pinkie. Would have been quite a scene if it went to trial. I can imagine the lawyer defending Coors questioning the Plaintiff:

- “And so, Mr. Plaintiff, approximately how many beers had you drunk before you allegedly injured yourself?”
and then a little later,
- “And Mr. Plaintiff, did you drink the beer after this so-called injury?”
- Mr. Plaintiff: “Well of course, I wasn’t going to waste a beer just because it had blood in it.” At which point the courtroom erupts in laughter as the judge repeatedly slams his gavel and shouts for order.

It still wasn’t as dangerous as opening a beer bottle with one’s teeth. I witnessed a few chipped and broken teeth watching that trick.
dts

 

[Retired Sarge]

I witnessed it on many occasions (and fell victim more than a few times myself). My guess is that someone sued Coors when they cut their pinkie. Would have been quite a scene if it went to trial. I can imagine the lawyer defending Coors questioning the Plaintiff:

- “And so, Mr. Plaintiff, approximately how many beers had you drunk before you allegedly injured yourself?”
and then a little later,
- “And Mr. Plaintiff, did you drink the beer after this so-called injury?”
- Mr. Plaintiff: “Well of course, I wasn’t going to waste a beer just because it had blood in it.” At which point the courtroom erupts in laughter as the judge repeatedly slams his gavel and shouts for order.

It still wasn’t as dangerous as opening a beer bottle with one’s teeth. I witnessed a few chipped and broken teeth watching that trick.
dts

Got to remember the ones that popped the can open, folded the tab, then dropped it in the can......Only to later choke on it when they went to get the last drop of beer out of the can! Some people can hurt themselves no matter what you do......!

 

[Anduril]

Thinking about that stylized "something" in front of the "HOT",
I thought I was really on to something...

dhotfoods.com

....only to be disappointed.

 

[Retired Sarge]

Could have been from a contest, where you had to collect all the words to make phrase. I remember later with soda caps there were letters or athletes that all needed to be collected to win the prizes.