Deep Cove and West Arm Beer Cans

Waikato Times, New Zealand around 1980 or 1981

Hamilton labourer Kevin George couldn’t believe his eyes when he opened The Times this week.
He discovered the two beer cans a mate sent him from the South Island could be worth $100 apiece.
Kevin’s cans are two of the most sought after by collectors in the world - that’s according to a latest British publication called Collecting Beer Cans.
Kevin is not a beer can buff - he hung on to cans because he liked the colour of them.
"I'm glad I did. Just think how many cans I could trade them for now. I haven’t touched beer a drop of the beer inside them which is just as well. He advertised the cans for sale earlier this week and had a few inquiries but no firm offers.
The cans were produced between 1963-73 for workers on the construction of the Manapouri hydro project.
They contain the special Deep Cove and West Arm brews.
"I’ll bet a lot of the blokes on the site wished they had hung on to their cans now," said Kevin.