minus-squaredeaddigger@lemm.eetoThe Far Side@sh.itjust.works•2025-05-07linkfedilinkarrow-up0·12 hours ago The twist-key style was patented by J. Osterhoudt in 1866. Sorry i didnt know the correct english name for it. Further the question was what they used before can openers and that was mostly key taps linkfedilink
minus-squaredeaddigger@lemm.eetoThe Far Side@sh.itjust.works•2025-05-07linkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days agoMostly by ring tabs, you can still see them with corned beef tins linkfedilink
Sorry i didnt know the correct english name for it. Further the question was what they used before can openers and that was mostly key taps