I've heard them referred to as the "tin snail" in the UK, but I'm not sure how common that is. I had one of the last ones, in the early 1990s; it was a bit of a

I've heard them referred to as the "tin snail" in the UK, but I'm not sure how common that is. I had one of the last ones, in the early 1990s; it was a bit of a pain to maintain.