Steel and tin cans
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A steel can, tin can, tin, or can is a container made of thin metal, for distribution or storage of goods. Some cans are opened by removing the top panel with a can opener or other tool; others have c
An empty tin can
Work of hands, bronze sculpture by Linda Lundgren, dedicated to the workers who filled cans by hand in the fishing industry during the early 20th century, Lysekil, Sweden
A can of French linseed oil
Compressed gas with dispensing valve
Can opener
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A can opener or tin opener is a mechanical device used to open metal tin cans. Although preservation of food using tin cans had been practiced since at least 1772 in the Netherlands, the first can ope
A late-20th-century Bunker style can opener with a rotating cutting wheel and a counter-rotating serrated wheel, for left-handed use
Peach can, September 5, 1856
"Simplex" can sealing machine
A twist-key can opener