Beer-can table of 1936

Posted by Cory Doctorow, January 2, 2008 11:55 PM | permalink

In August 1936, Science and Mechanics magazine ran a little feature (with photo supplied by Pabst!) of this handsome beer-can table made from 420 soldered-together tins, created by Bernard Dier of Chicago. Link

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#1 posted by agnot , January 3, 2008 2:54 AM

In the remote country towns around here, right up into the '80s, hats crafted of strips cut from beer and soda cans were all the rage at fairs and knickknack shops. To bad the ladies weren't so attired for the photo shoot.

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#2 posted by agnot , January 3, 2008 2:55 AM

In the remote country towns around here, right up into the '80s, hats crafted of strips cut from beer and soda cans were all the rage at fairs and knickknack shops. To bad the ladies didn't have a couple for the photo shoot.

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#3 posted by JudyPatooty , January 3, 2008 8:02 AM

How wonderful! I wonder if this could have been the inspiration to John Milkovisch who created his Beer Can House (http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/TXHOUbeer.html) here in Houston?

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#4 posted by Halloween Jack , January 3, 2008 8:41 AM

Agnot, I remember those--weird beercan/crochet hybrids.

Is it just me, or does the picture seem a bit risque for 1936?

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#5 posted by Crosius , January 3, 2008 11:29 AM

Back in 1936, those cans would have been nearly crush-proof, welded steel.

I don't think you could make a durable table out of today's flimsy, deep-drawn aluminum cans.

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#6 posted by wildweasel

, January 3, 2008 2:36 PM

#5, you might be able to, with enough cans - the man who built home furniture out of USPS parcel boxes and poster tubes comes to mind. If it can't bear a load on its own, just stick another one to it.