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Canned Food

Patented: History of Inventions

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Can Openers - Who Invented Them?

There wasn't a clear sense of how you're supposed to open these cans. You just kind of assume that the tomatoes inside the can are going to be okay. That's the trust thing. Labels are important as we get in. We'll move into Andy Warhol in a moment. Just quickly. It's an old wives tale, isn't it, that they didn't invent the can opener into 50 years after they invented the can? Can we just clear this one up?

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