Comments on Great Canadian Beer Blog: How Old Is This Molson's Bottle Opener?

I received the following information over the week...

2012-01-23T08:04:25.922-05:00

I received the following information over the weekend on the bottle opener:

"I have 3 variations of the Molson opener. It was made by Lunn in Montreal and the design was registered in 1938. The opener most likely hit the market shortly after. The design was also used by Moosehead Breweries. Moosehead Ale is printed on one side and Ten Penny Old Stock Ale is on the other side."

Thanks for the information, Ferg! Much appreciated...

2012-01-20T11:28:38.169-05:00

Thanks for the information, Ferg! Much appreciated.

Cheers,
Troy

Troy... a further update from our archive folks......

2012-01-19T14:43:27.931-05:00

Troy... a further update from our archive folks...
"Yes, we did have a Crown & Anchor brand in the 50’s but this logo dates back to at least as early as 1861. Molson had several brands that used this crown & anchor device before 1900. And a crown & anchor design that is pretty much the same still appears on our Stock Ale brand today. Which doesn’t really answer the question about the bottle opener, since this design has been around for quite a long time." Cheers @MolsonFerg

Hey Troy...interesting opener for sure...and I'...

2012-01-19T14:00:29.989-05:00

Hey Troy...interesting opener for sure...and I'm not absolutely certain (will have our archival folks have a peek) but given the seeming resemblence to a brand called "Crown and Anchor"...it would have likely been associated with the Toronto Fleet Street Brewery which opened in 1957 in Toronto. Stay tuned...I'll see what archive folks say...cheers to beer...@MolsonFerg