Schmidt Beer "Black Bear" Flat Top Can Item #59942

"The Brew That Grew With The Great Northwest"

Date:

1954

Ref #:

130-17.2

Category:

Flat Top Cans, 10 to 12oz

Variation:

Variation: Metallic.

Grade:

Grade 9

Maker:

Pfeiffer Brewing Co. DBA Jacob Schmidt Brewing Co. Saint Paul, MN, USA

Detail:

Continental Can Co. 77

Detail 2:

Possibly a display can. Some fine scratches and a light spray of humidity, as shown in the photos.

Size:

12oz

Type:

Flat Top Can

Opened:

Air Sealed

Alcohol Content:

No Alcohol Statement

Description

This can is a work of art by Minnesota native Duck Stamp artist Les Kouba. One of the original 4 scenes he painted for the Jacob Schmidt Brewing Company in the early 1950s to promote their flagship "Schmidt Beer". The scene features Minnesota's Past and Present. At the right is a Black Bear, impassively gazing over a modern strip mining operation. The red color of the exposed dirt is bold and politically charged by today's standards. One wonders if Kouba had to lobby to get this statement into production or if he just slipped it by.
This is an excellent example, bottom opened with a Schmidt Vanity Top lid. Shallow dent to the right of the seam near bottom.

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