Peter Durand invented the tin can
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The tin can opener was invented in 1858. This was necessary after the invention of the tin can 48 years earlier, in 1810.
A tin can opener.
in 1810
1810 Peter Durand gets a patient from King George III for a tin-plated can as a food container. At the time cans were made of iron and coated with a thin layer of tin. They were only able to produce 60 cans a day. Today millions are made a day.
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