Bottle opener

Museum number:
2-68923
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4190
Description:
Pocket corkscrew/caplifter combination; steel handle, hole at one end, bottle caplifter at opposite end, "Old Scotch Ginger Ale" die stamped on convex side of handle; folding wire helical worm attached with rivet and two spacers, held in closed position by spring clip; 8.8 cm long
Donor:
Paul Frank Ziegelmaier
Verbatim coll. place:
United States
Culture or time period:
United States Historic
Collector:
Paul Frank Ziegelmaier
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bottle openers
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Bottle opener, accession number 2-68923, described as Pocket corkscrew/caplifter combination; steel handle, hole at one end, bottle caplifter at opposite end, "Old Scotch Ginger Ale" die stamped on convex side of handle; folding wire helical worm attached with rivet and two spacers, held in closed position by spring clip; 8.8 cm longHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Bottle opener, accession number 2-68923, described as Pocket corkscrew/caplifter combination; steel handle, hole at one end, bottle caplifter at opposite end, "Old Scotch Ginger Ale" die stamped on convex side of handle; folding wire helical worm attached with rivet and two spacers, held in closed position by spring clip; 8.8 cm long
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bottle opener, accession number 2-68923, described as Pocket corkscrew/caplifter combination; steel handle, hole at one end, bottle caplifter at opposite end, "Old Scotch Ginger Ale" die stamped on convex side of handle; folding wire helical worm attached with rivet and two spacers, held in closed position by spring clip; 8.8 cm long

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