Old England Lager Beer Cone Top Can

Derby's Old England Lager Cone Top

The Old England Brewing Company Incorporated operated out of Derby, Connecticut, at the former site of the Derby and Ansonia Brewery along Derby Avenue. Active following the repeal of Prohibition until 1941, the company was the sole brewery operating in Derby during this period.

Old England packaged both ales and lagers in low-profile cone top cans manufactured by the Continental Can Company. The label design embraces traditional medieval British iconography, centered on an intricate arched vignette depicting an armored knight on horseback bearing a lance and a heraldic shield. The main brand typography is set in bold blackletter script above the "LAGER BEER" designation, with the brewery's corporate imprint and Derby municipal location framed within the bottom band.

Among collector circles, the Old England Lager Beer cone top is known to be significantly scarcer than the brewery's more commonly found Cream Ale counterpart. Label variations exist across production runs, distinguishing examples that feature the additional word "Brand" beneath the main logo from those, such as this can, that present the brand name alone.