General

Bottle Cap Removal Tips
List Of Countries And Territories

Serendipity

Heineken's Crowncap Screen Saver
McAuslan's McCaps

Publications

Crowncap Guide Book
Cap Collector
Kozel Statistic

Organizations

American Breweriana Association
Crowncap Collectors Society International

The removal of caps from bottles without bending or damaging them can be a tricky process. Here are a few solutions:

• Prying the caps off with a bottle opener, the same way the lid of a paint can is removed;
• Putting a coin on top of the cap, then opening "as usual" with an opener;
• Using an open-top opener (like the one shown below) held upside-down (hollow-side up), open the bottle with a push-down motion (rather than pulling up);

This POP (Perfect Opener Pal) bottle opener is now available from TBCP.  It is a very ordinary opener, but if used by "hiding the red part" under the skirt of the crowncap (as shown below), only leaves two small dents on the shoulders of the crown's surface (at 10 o'clock and 2 o'clock).  It is a perfect gift for friends leaving on vacation or for collegues departing for business trips abroad, as they are very easy to use!

Just  $4 (USD) for 5 POP openers, sent via international surface mail.

• Or, if all else fails, by twisting off the twist-top cap!

A list of countries and territories is now available -- an invaluable resource for those that wish to collect beercaps from each and every corner of the world!

A Crowncap Screen Saver? You bet! The fine people at Heineken have come up with a screen saver that is perfectly suited to beer cap collectors, as well as other goodies for your home PC. Check out the Heineken Giftshop by pressing on the illustration below.

How about a game? McAuslan has come up with a game called McCaps, and winners get a chance to win a T-shirt! Try your luck by pressing on the image below.

The Crowncap Guide Book is "a guide to improve crown cap collections" by Edward Wietze Veld, and is updated yearly. It includes collector listings (over 300 names and addresses) and a crown cap manufacturer registry. For more information, send him e-mail by pressing on the image below.

Cap Collector is a periodic issued in the Netherlands by Victor van Gorkom (with the help of many fellow collectors), with the goals of spreading information about the hobby of crowncap collecting and bringing fellow collectors closer together.

The periodical is issued 5 times a year, and features many different aspects of collecting crowncaps:

• pictures of complete series;
• information on storage systems;
• personal introductions by collectors;
• information on upcoming meetings and conventions;
• illustrations and descriptions of new, commemorative and exotic crowncaps;
• advice from more experienced collectors.

You can even place your unknown crowns to determine the brand and country of origin, place an advertisement, ask any question concerning crowns, etc.

Everyone can join in, and everyone can send in his or her article, or maybe you just want to introduce yourself to other collectors. Everything is possible as long as it has to do with crowncaps.

For more information, contact Victor by pressing on the image below.

The Kozel Statistic is a listing of who has the most crown caps, and who has the most per country. According to the Statistic, the largest crown cap collection is in the hands of Günther Offermann of Hamburg, Germany, with 85546 different crowns from 173 different countries.

For more information, contact Edward Wietze Veld.

The American Breweriana Association is "a non-profit literary and educational corporation organized to advance public knowledge of brewing and brewery advertising, to serve historians and collectors, and dedicated to the preservation of the memories and mementos of America's historic breweries".

The American Breweriana Journal (ISSN 0748 8343) is published bi-monthly by the American Breweriana Association., 4603 Castor Dr., Pueblo, CO 81001-1010. Subscriptions in the United States are $20 per year which includes membership (Canada $25; Overseas - $30 surface, $40 airmail; all rates in USD), and requests are to be sent to:
ABA, P.O.Box 5, Friend, NE 68359-0005.

Applicants interested in being listed in the Membership Directory are to include the following: collector (specific areas of interest), name of dealership (business name/specialty) and industry associated (if applicable).

The Journal includes newsworthy items, articles, classified ads, and information on breweriana auctions, exchanges, sales and events - and they cater to beer cap collectors!

The CCSI (Crowncap Collectors Society International) is an organization whose focus "is on William Painter's crown closure type bottle cap as a major collectible field in its own right, a multi-faceted art form worthy of serious study and research to identify its many variations, manufacturers and users; and not just a contemporary or go-along-with item as part of some other collection. Membership includes a roster of all members to show addresses, telephone numbers, crown specialty, other collecting interests and general information. Periodic updates are published in the Crowncappers Exchange. Collectors are encouraged to contact fellow collectors of their acquaintance to help our organization grow".

Yearly membership is $10 US. For more information, contact:
John Vetter, 4300 San Juan Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030 USA

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