a
major American manufacturer of
tin cans.
a
major American manufacturer of
tin cans. You show him an empty
tin can and he'll say, "Yes, it's made by the
American Can
Company, its label says tomatoes, tomatoes are grown out in the
Middle West and probably the canning is done out in the
Middle West because I notice that on the label there, it's a very bad, inartistic
picture."
-Rugged Individualism (30 Aug. 55) a large United
States company incorporated in 1901 as a consolidation of 65
different manufacturers of containers for foods, chemicals, tobacco, paints, etc.
American Can
Company was most noted for its
production of metal
cans for food and beverages, as well as other metal, paper and
plastic packaging products. In the 1980s the
company's activities moved away from the
field of
manufacturing and into other areas of
business. In 1987 the
company assumed the name Primerica
Corporation and later merged with a
major insurance company, Travelers
Corporation, and retained the name Travelers.