Can opener

Museum number:
2-68876
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4190
Description:
Can opener; curved cast iron handle, painted black (partially worn away), elongated hole in center; steel can cutting blade riveted to handle; “Peerless” in script and “Pat. Feb 11 90 Made in USA” die stamped on blade. Kitchen tool, 19th Century.
Donor:
Paul Frank Ziegelmaier
Culture or time period:
United States Historic
Collector:
Paul Frank Ziegelmaier
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Can openers
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Can opener, accession number 2-68876, described as Can opener; curved cast iron handle, painted black (partially worn away), elongated hole in center; steel can cutting blade riveted to handle; “Peerless” in script and “Pat. Feb 11 90 Made in USA” die stamped on blade. Kitchen tool, 19th Century.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Can opener, accession number 2-68876, described as Can opener; curved cast iron handle, painted black (partially worn away), elongated hole in center; steel can cutting blade riveted to handle; “Peerless” in script and “Pat. Feb 11 90 Made in USA” die stamped on blade. Kitchen tool, 19th Century.

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