Okay how old is this?

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shasta_steve
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Okay how old is this?

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Well going through some of my uncle's things I found this pound of powder. What struck me as strange was the price. $2.50 I started reloading about 35 years ago and have never seen anything close to that. I am guessing it may be some of my Uncle's and Dad's powder from the sixties.
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Is the manufacturer's address on the can? If so, is there a ZIP code? ZIP codes were introduced in 1963
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I have never seen one with that type of lid. Pretty cool.
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I have a BLC 2 can looks the same and I bought it for $2.75 in 1968 at a LGS. Back then wages were $100/wk. afish4570
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I'd agree with late 60's date. Prior to that in the 50's and before they used screw on caps. So this simple push fit cap was a later cost saving thing.
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