Bottle opener

Museum number:
2-68947
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020068947
Accession number:
Acc.4190
Description:
Key ring advertising giveaway, 20th Century. Corkscrew/caplifter combination; nickel plated steel sheet stock folded in half into handle; crown caplifter at one end, hole at opposite end; folding wire helical worm pivoting on rivet at center; handles die stamped: 2-68947) "Johnny's Wines & Liquors" 2-68948) "Nifty" 2-68949) "P. Welty & Co. Pittsburgh, Pa. " 2-68950) "Newton Liquor"; ea 7.3 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 titled Bottle opener, accession number 2-68947, described as Key ring advertising giveaway, 20th Century. Corkscrew/caplifter combination; nickel plated steel sheet stock folded in half into handle; crown caplifter at one end, hole at opposite end; folding wire helical worm pivoting on rivet at center; handles die stamped: 2-68947) "Johnny's Wines & Liquors" 2-68948) "Nifty" 2-68949) "P. Welty & Co. Pittsburgh, Pa. " 2-68950) "Newton Liquor"; ea 7.3 cm long
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bottle opener, accession number 2-68947, described as Key ring advertising giveaway, 20th Century. Corkscrew/caplifter combination; nickel plated steel sheet stock folded in half into handle; crown caplifter at one end, hole at opposite end; folding wire helical worm pivoting on rivet at center; handles die stamped: 2-68947) "Johnny's Wines & Liquors" 2-68948) "Nifty" 2-68949) "P. Welty & Co. Pittsburgh, Pa. " 2-68950) "Newton Liquor"; ea 7.3 cm long

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