| Lucky Lager tab top variations |
| The following contains details of all minor variations of Lucky Lager tab tops I have been able
to document at www.mbcinfo.com. For variation collectors
the minor differences yield a large set of nearly identical looking cans, and my guess I am still
missing many variations. For Lucky variation differences I consider six factors, in the following order, when comparing cans: |
| #1 | Mandatory | GENERAL / AZUSA | |
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| GENERAL / SAN FRANCISCO | |
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| GENERAL / SALT LAKE CITY | |
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| LUCKY / SAN FRANCISCO | |
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| LUCKY / VANCOUVER, WASH | |
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| Four: San Francisco, Azusa, Vancouver, Salt Lake City | |
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| Three: San Francisco, Vancouver, Salt Lake City | |
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| Two: Vancouver is only on seam |
| #3 | Type of Lid | Even within the basic lid types there are numerous minor variations. Click on a given lid type picture to see other Lucky lid examples. |
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| Zip Tab | Fan Tab | Ring Tab | Pull Tab |
| #4 | "Bug" Location | The "AGED FOR PREMIUM FLAVOR" stamp is often called the "bug". If you are holding the can with the seam facing to the RIGHT, the bug will appear on the can face in the upper left, lower left, lower right or upper right of the can face. Remember, seam on RIGHT |
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| UL - Upper Left | LL - Lower left | LR - Lower right | UR - Upper right |
| #5 | Type of Seam |
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| Wide Seam | Glued Seam |
| #6 | Can Company Code |
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| National | Crown | Continental | American (Old) | American (New) |
| Given the above variation criteria, the following are the examples I have been able to document and have hosted at www.mbcinfo.com. Please click on a given variation image to view detailed information as well as all four sides of a given can. If you have an example not found on the below composite, please drop me an email with details, ideally photographs, and even better if the can is available for buy/trade. Thank you. |
| GENERAL BREWING CORPORATION, AZUSA, CALIFORNIA |
| FOUR CITIES |
| ZIP TAB Count: 13 |
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| UL - Wide - National | UL - Wide - American | UL - Wide - Continental | LL - Wide - National | |
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| LL - Wide - Continental | LR - Wide - Continental | LR - Wide - Continental | LR - Wide - American | |
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| LR - Wide - National | UR - Wide - American | UR - Wide - National | UR - Wide - Continental | |
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| GENERAL BREWING CORPORATION, AZUSA, CALIFORNIA |
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| RING TAB Count: 3 |
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| UL - Wide - Continental | LR - Wide - Continental | UR - Wide - Continental | ||
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| GENERAL BREWING CORPORATION, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA |
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| ZIP TAB Count: 12 |
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| UL - Wide - American | UL - Wide - National | LL - Wide - Crown | LL - Wide - National | |
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| LL - Wide - American | LR - Wide - Crown | LR - Wide - National | LR - Wide - American | |
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| UR - Wide - Crown | UR - Wide - Crown | UR - Wide - National | UR - Wide - American | |
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| GENERAL BREWING CORPORATION, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA |
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| FAN TAB Count: 1 |
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| GENERAL BREWING CORPORATION, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA |
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| RING TAB Count: 7 |
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| UL - Wide - American | LL - Wide - Crown | LL - Wide - American | LR - Wide - Crown | |
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| LR - Wide - American | UR - Wide - Crown | UR - Wide - American | ||
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| GENERAL BREWING CORPORATION, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA |
| THREE CITIES |
| FAN TAB Count: 5 |
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| LL - Wide - Crown | LL - Wide - Crown | LL - Wide - American | LR - Wide - Crown | |
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| GENERAL BREWING CORPORATION, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA |
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| PULL TAB Count: 10 |
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| UL - Glued - American | UL - Wide - American | UL - Glued - Continental | LL - Glued - American | |
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| LR - Glued - American | LR - Wide - American | LR - Glued - Continental | LR - Wide - Continental | |
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| GENERAL BREWING CORPORATION, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH |
| FOUR CITIES |
| ZIP TAB Count: 6 |
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| UL - Wide - American | LL - Wide - American | LL - Wide - American | LR - Wide - American | |
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| GENERAL BREWING CORPORATION, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH |
| FOUR CITIES |
| RING TAB Count: 1 |
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| GENERAL BREWING CORPORATION, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH |
| THREE CITIES |
| RING TAB Count: 6 |
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| UL - Wide - American | UL - Wide - Continental | LL - Wide - American | LL - Wide - Continental | |
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| GENERAL BREWING CORPORATION, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH |
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| FAN TAB Count: 2 |
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| GENERAL BREWING CORPORATION, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH |
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| PULL TAB Count: 1 |
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| LUCKY BREWERIES INC., SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA |
| THREE CITIES |
| PULL TAB Count: 8 |
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| UL - Glued - American | UL - Glued - Continental | LL - Glued - American | LL - Glued - Continental | |
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| LR - Glued - Continental | LR - Glued - American | UR - Glued - American | UR - Glued - Continental | |
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| LUCKY LAGER BREWING, CO. VANCOUVER, WASH |
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| PULL TAB Count: 1 |
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| Total Lucky Variations: 76 |
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