Bottle opener

Museum number:
2-68924
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020068924
Accession number:
Acc.4190
Description:
Kitchen tool. Corkscrew/caplifter/knife sharpener combination; nickel plated steel handle, "New Era Knife Sharpener" die stamped on convex side of handle; double steel ring knife sharpener pressed into one end, wire helical worm pivoting at center, bottle caplifter at opposite end; 11.7 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 2-68924, described as Kitchen tool. Corkscrew/caplifter/knife sharpener combination; nickel plated steel handle, "New Era Knife Sharpener" die stamped on convex side of handle; double steel ring knife sharpener pressed into one end, wire helical worm pivoting at center, bottle caplifter at opposite end; 11.7 cm longHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Bottle opener, accession number 2-68924, described as Kitchen tool. Corkscrew/caplifter/knife sharpener combination; nickel plated steel handle, "New Era Knife Sharpener" die stamped on convex side of handle; double steel ring knife sharpener pressed into one end, wire helical worm pivoting at center, bottle caplifter at opposite end; 11.7 cm long
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bottle opener, accession number 2-68924, described as Kitchen tool. Corkscrew/caplifter/knife sharpener combination; nickel plated steel handle, "New Era Knife Sharpener" die stamped on convex side of handle; double steel ring knife sharpener pressed into one end, wire helical worm pivoting at center, bottle caplifter at opposite end; 11.7 cm long

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