{"id":4083,"date":"2021-12-14T16:40:20","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T15:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zaanlandia.com\/everything-about-tin\/who-invented-cans-made-of-tinplate\/"},"modified":"2021-12-14T16:40:20","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T15:40:20","slug":"who-invented-cans-made-of-tinplate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.zaanlandia.com\/en\/everything-about-tin\/who-invented-cans-made-of-tinplate\/","title":{"rendered":"Who invented cans made of tinplate?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Sectie &#8211; Side Header (Use ACF Side page header group) &#8211; No background &#8211; No image &#8211; No subtitle&#8221; module_class=&#8221;side-header no-background no-image no-subtitle&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.12.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_module=&#8221;635&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row module_class=&#8221;wide-row breadcrumb_row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.12.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.12.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;breadcrumb_module&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.12.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row module_class=&#8221;narrow-row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.12.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.12.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.12.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Who invented cans made of tinplate?<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_class=&#8221;narrow-section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.12.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.12.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.12.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;intro-paragraph&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.12.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]The history of tin can actually start around 300 BC. At that time, tin was exported from Cornwall to Syria. We know that barrels covered with tin existed around 23 AD. In the following centuries this tinning has been further improved, but it was the French General Napoleon who gave it a big boost in 1795.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.12.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Napoleon praised a cash prize of 12,000 francs in 1795 for those who would invent something to keep food longer. He initially had a military goal in mind, because his soldiers also had to get good food during long campaigns and in difficult circumstances. The prize was only awarded in 1809 to the French chef <strong>Nicholas Fran\u00e7ois Appert<\/strong>. He had invented a method for packaging cooked vegetables airtight and bacteria-free in glass jars. That was cleverly conceived, but the invention had a downside \u2013 or should we say breakpoint? The glass jars were not very useful for soldiers on campaign.     <\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.zaanlandia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/nicolas-appert.jpeg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;nicolas-appert&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.12.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.12.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The French chef Nicolas Appert<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, the invention was labeled by the French as a military secret. However, it quickly leaked out to the British. In 1810, the Englishman applied for a <strong>Peter Durance<\/strong> \u2013 what\u2019s in a name \u2013 patent on a method for packaging sterilized canned vegetables. Partly because of this, the English won the famous Battle of Waterloo five years later. Their soldiers were fed there, canned rations.    <\/p>\n<p>In 1860, canned food was common use. By applying special varnish types, corrosion phenomena could be avoided and the tin layer thickness, the tin iron alloy layer thickness and structure no longer determined the storage time. <\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav>Who invented cans made of tinplate?The history of tin can actually start around 300 BC. At that time, tin was exported from Cornwall to Syria. We know that barrels covered with tin existed around 23 AD. 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