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Dave Waugh • Avid collector of antique beer cans & trays
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Paying up to $2000 for certain Narragansett cans in top condition.
• Narragansett Lager olive drab
• Opening instruction cans
• Banquet Ale quart cone top
• Williams Purple Cow
• Test cans
• Pre-Prohibition beer trays
• Many other items!
Vintagecans.com is very
interested in buying vintage Narragansett Ale and Beer Cans! If you’re selling please contact me.

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508-212-2061
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Narragansett Beer and Ale Cans Wanted!

About Narragansett Ale and Beer Cans
Narragansett was an early adopter of beer cans, issuing their first in 1936. Brands packaged into beer cans were Banquet Ale, Lager Beer and Pale Ale, all with opening instructions, and several variations of each exist. Brews canned later include Light Ale, Gold Label Ale, Select Stock Lager and Draft. A rare olive drab Select Stock Lager beer can was issued during WWII. By the 1960s the stable of canned brews was reduced to just Ale and Lager beer, with Draft making its brief appearance in limited distribution about 1965 in an early pull tab beer can. The only cone top beer can was Banquet Ale, a quart can from Continental Can. Many early cans and some '50s and '60s variations are very scarce in top grade. One particularly scarce label is a commemorative can issued for the Williams College 25th reunion of the Class of 1939: Williams Purple Cow Lager. This can is a 12 oz. zip top issued in 1964. Narragansett acquired a number of its competitors over the years. Among them, a variety of James Hanley, Haffenreffer, Krueger and Croft brews were all canned in Cranston. These included: Ambassador, Boh, Pickwick, Croft, Falstaff, Haffenreffer (Draft, Malt Liquor and Beer), Hanley (Pilsener and Export), and Krueger (Beer, Ale and Draft).


About Narragansett Brewing Company of Cranston, RI
Because of its long history (1890-1981) much advertising is available. It operated during Prohibition, during which time it’s main product was soda. Falstaff ran the brewery from 1965 until 1981 when it was closed. Trays, lithos, reverse-painted signs, lit advertising, tin-over-cardboard tackers, and much more were produced. Brews are currently produced by Genesee and at other locations. Most Narragansett advertising produced since about 1965 has little value to vintage collectors.
I AM BUYING OLD BEER CANS AND BEER TRAYS! Call or text 508-212-2061 or use the online form or email to send photos.
Most Wanted Brands and Brewers

American Breweries Co.
Ballantine
Bay State
Beverwyck
Black River Ale (tray)
Boston Beer Co. (not Koch)
Brockert
Bunker Hill Breweries
Clock
Clyde
Commercial Brew. Co. (Boston)
Commonwealth Brewing
Consumers (RI)
Croft
Cremo
Dawson
Diamond Spring
Dingle Bay
Drewrys
Ebling
Enterprise (Fall River)
Esslinger
Feigenspan
Frank Jones
Genesee
Globe Brewing Co.
Gretz
Gunther
Haffenreffer
Hampden
Hand Brewing Co.
Harvard
Hohenadel
Hulls
James Hanley
Kent
Kings
G. Krueger
Kuebler
Largay
Lion
Massachustts Breweries
Mule Head
Murphys (Boston)
Narragansett
National (Baltimore)
Neuweiller
New England Breweries
New Yorker
Northampton
Old England
Old Tap (Fall River)
Old Narragansett Ale Cans
Old Narragansett Beer Cans
Old Narragansett Ale Trays
Old Narragansett Beer Trays
Vintage Narragansett Beer Items
Vintage Narragansett Ale Items
Pickwick
Pilgrim
Portsmouth Brewing Co.
Providence Brewing Co.
Red Fox (Largay)
Roessle
Rheingold (NY or NJ)
Roger Williams
Ruppert
Schaefer
Adam Scheidt
Schmidt (Phila)
Sonder
Springfield Breweries (MA)
Star (Boston)
Tru Blu
Utica Club
Van Nostrand
Wehle
White Cap
Williams Purple Cow