✅ SOLVED Found a can with teeth in it, need info on both!

[cdsieg]

Found small trash hole with a lot of these weird cans, any idea what they were for and why they were opened in a square? Also found one can with teeth in it? Any idea what kind of animal the teeth came from? East Texas Piney woods area. Any help would be appreciated!

 

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[cw0909]

i dont know about the jaw and teeth, the cans are prob around 1850, and were opened with one of these

Can opener - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

the can, mid pg is a vid
BBC News - The story of how the tin can nearly wasn't

 

[ivan salis]

looks like a hog jaw --- a tusk and part of a jaw with teeth

 

[pa plateau hiker]

i dont know about the jaw and teeth, the cans are prob around 1850, and were opened with one of these

Can opener - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

the can, mid pg is a vid
BBC News - The story of how the tin can nearly wasn't

Aren't the can openers shown only used on the edge of the can? I always assumed square holes were cut with a knife.

 

[calisdad]

Pretty odd. Now I know how to get a square meal out of a round can. (sorry, couldn't help myself)
I do hope there's a plausible explanation.

 

[cdsieg]

Thank you very much for the information! I really appreciate it. The links were incredibly useful and loaded with great information.

 

[cdsieg]

Very good, I found some Jaws and teeth online of a wild boar and they look to be a match. Thank you for taking the time to help me out!

 

[cdsieg]

I have no idea, but I appreciate your question, I love to learn about the past, thanks again.

 

[cdsieg]

ROFLMAO I about spit my milk all over my PC when I read your response, that will teach me to eat and surf at the same time!

 

[Got_4by4]

Aren't the can openers shown only used on the edge of the can? I always assumed square holes were cut with a knife.

I agree that it was opened with a knife! I also found one similar in the desert here in Southern California.
It is probably late 1800 to early 1900. If it were in the age of 1820-1850 they would have been much more rusted.
in the last picture you can see the "cap", a disk about the size of a 50 cent piece.
If you carefully clean it you should see the drop of solder used to seal the pin hole.
here is a useful link:

http://www.fire.ca.gov/resource_mgt/archaeology/downloads/Cans.pdf

Nice finds!

 

[cdsieg]

Those cans were found about 4 feet in the ground with a large wash basin and other stuff on top of it. They were pretty well protected from a lot of the elements! It was a fun dig! I can't find other things online with cans being opened into a square?

 

[cdsieg]

I meant for my last comment to be replied to you with quote but I hit the wrong reply! Thanks for the info.

I agree that it was opened with a knife! I also found one similar in the desert here in Southern California. It is probably late 1800 to early 1900. If it were in the age of 1820-1850 they would have been much more rusted. in the last picture you can see the "cap", a disk about the size of a 50 cent piece. If you carefully clean it you should see the drop of solder used to seal the pin hole. here is a useful link: http://www.fire.ca.gov/resource_mgt/archaeology/downloads/Cans.pdf Nice finds!

 

[pa plateau hiker]

I have dug cans from the late 1800's with square, round and x openings. Withe x openings, they would peel back the 4 parts of the lid where the x crossed.

 

[cdsieg]

I just think it is interesting that it isn't easy to find any of these online. Sometimes it is just coming up with the "right" search phase, but I haven't found it yet! Thanks for replying!

I have dug cans from the late 1800's with square, round and x openings. Withe x openings, they would peel back the 4 parts of the lid where the x crossed.