damn-near 5,000 employees (many of them factory women), and a deafening sound echoing across the skies of Highlandtown: BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! That was the din of machines punching sheets of metal into ...
The name Crown Cork & Seal Co. Inc. may not evoke the same response from consumers as McDonald’s, Coca-Cola or Ford. But millions use its products every day when they zip open cans of soft drink or ...
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When engineer William Painter invented the crown cork in 1892, the original design sported 24 ridges. The cap included a cork or paper lining to prevent the beverage from touching metal, and it sealed ...
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