The Tin Can was made in 1810 by a British man Peter Durand. In the year 1812, Peter had sold his patent to two English men. After selling this, the two men set up a commercial canning factory. By 1813 they sold their first can to the British Army. Most cans have identical and parallel tops that are round tops and bottom. The only thing that they can be identified by is the labels that are printed around the outside of them.