Amus, C.

…However, the cans of this era were different from today's cans in that the lid and bottom were soldered to the body, and the contents were filled into the soldered bottom can, and then the lid was soldered. After that, the can was heated in boiling water, small holes were made in the lid to degas it, and the can was sealed with wax. In 1896, New York canner Charles Ams perfected a method of double-sealing the lid and bottom by applying a liquid rubber compound, and he obtained a patent for this method, which he named sanitary cans. This was the beginning of today's can containers and laid the foundation for mass production of canned food. …

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…しかしこの時代の缶は現在の缶と異なり，胴にふたと底をはんだ付けしたもので，底をはんだ付けした缶に内容物を詰めた後ふたをはんだ付けし，その後沸騰水中で加熱しふたに小穴を開けて脱気した後封蠟をするものであった。1896年にニューヨークの缶詰業者アムスCharles Amsが液状ラバーコンパウンドを塗りつけてふたと底を二重巻締めする方法を完成し，サニタリー缶と名付け特許を獲得した。これが今日の缶詰容器の初めであり，缶詰の大量生産の基を築いたといえる。…

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