Translations:Johs. Eckart Konservenfabrik/2/en

The Beginnings of the Can Production

Female workers in the canning factory, undated.

The procedure for preserving food in airtight containers came from France. The Frenchman Nicolas Appert had founded the world’s first canning factory in 1804 and published his knowledge in 1810 in his book Le livre de tous les ménages, ou l’art de conserver pendant plusieurs années toutes les substances animales et végétales (The Book for All Households, or the Art of Preserving all Animal and Vegetable Products for Several Years).