E.Lacon & Co. Ltd Round Black Backed Steel

E.Lacon & Co. Ltd black backed steel tray dating from the 1920s. The brewery was founded in 1640 and was acquired by John Lacon in 1760. During the 1800s the Company and its Falcon Brewery had experienced significant growth and was registered as E.Lacon & Co. Ltd in 1894. In 1957 the Lacon's directors sold 20% of their shares to Whitbread & Co. Ltd and by 1965 the Company, its Falcon Brewery, and its pub estate had been acquired by them. The Falcon Brewery was closed in 1968. The Lacon's brand names ended up with Interbrew, later named AB-InBev, when Whitbread's was acquired in 2001.