Can, Beer
Object number2018.27.39
Retailer
Sapporo Breweries Ltd.
Date1992
MediumMetal
Credit LineGift of Jay Apt
DescriptionSapporo beer can.DimensionsHeight x Diameter: 4.875 × 2.625 in. (12.4 × 6.7 cm)InscriptionsOne side has gold text "1992 [Japanese characters] / INTERNATIONAL SPACE YEAR".
Additional Japanese characters on sides and top of can.
MarksOne side has text including "More than a century with the polairs emblem / JAPAN'S OLDEST BRAND / SAPPORO ORIGINAL DRAFT BEER / SINCE 1876 / BLACK LABEL / BREWED & FILLED BY SAPPORO / SAPPORO / ORIGINAL DRAFT..."
Historical NotesSapporo beer can commemorating STS-47. This space shuttle mission had the first Japanese astronaut to go into space. This can was given to Jay Apt during a visit to Japan.
Previous owner
Dr. Jerome Apt III
On View
Not on view
1992
c. 2018
c. 1994