Canning novelty. Early methods of manufacture employed poisonous lead solder for sealing the cans. Studies in the 1980s attributed the lead from the cans as a factor in the disastrous outcome of the 1845 Franklin expedition to chart and navigate the Northwest Passage. Later studies found this to be false. Increasing mechanization of the canning process, coupled with a huge increase in urban populations across Europe, resulted in a rising demand for canned food. A number of inventions and improvements followed, and by the 1860s smaller machine-made steel cans were possible, and the time to cook food in sealed cans had
Museum of Lithographed Tin Cans exceeds 57000 tin cans. Some remarkable items are: Museum of Lithographed Tin Cans The Museum of Lithographed Tin Cans is a museum in Grand-Hallet in the Hannuit area in Belgium. De tin cans dating from 1868 to date were collected since 1988 by Yvette Dardenne, who is the owner of the museum. It is the largest collection of lithographed tins in the world. Het collection is spread over three buildings and is sorted into themes s much as possible. Visiting the museum is only possible by appointment. A visit with a tour takes about two hours. For children there is