On this day in 1935, the first canned beer debuted for sale in the U.S.
Caroline Beers Rinehart of Montana, New Jersey hand pieced and hand quilted this “Thousands of Triangles” quilt in 1904. Rinehart’s relative inherited the 72” x 73” quilt and documented it in 1988 as part of the Heritage Quilt Project of New Jersey.
View this quilt on The Quilt Index to find out! Read more about its history, design and construction. Be sure to use the zoom tool for a detailed view or click the “See full record” link to see a larger image and all the data entered about that quilt.
Source:
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-canned-beer-goes-on-sale
Posted by Amy E. Milne
Executive Director, Quilt Alliance
amy.milne@quiltalliance.org