Did you know?

DID YOU KNOW?
Tin cans are often described as 'hermetically sealed'.
The word hermetic comes from Hermes Trismegitus, the Egyptian god Thoth, who is reputed to have invented a magic seal that keeps a vessel airtight.
Thje hermetically sealed can was invented in 1810 by a British merchant Peter Durand. His cans were so thick they had to be hammered open! An Englishman, Thamas Kensett patented the process in 1825 and in America more than a century later in 1957, the first aluminium can appeared.