Bottle opener & spoon

Museum number:
2-68818
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020068818
Accession number:
Acc.4190
Description:
Caplifter/spatula combination; one piece die formed handle and bottle caplifter; slotted, curved blade riveted to handle; “Lifts Whips Mixes Mashes Crushes Strains” and bust of an Indian die stamped into base of blade, U.S. Patent 109647. Nickel-plated steel.
Donor:
Paul Frank Ziegelmaier
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 & spoon, accession number 2-68818, described as Caplifter/spatula combination; one piece die formed handle and bottle caplifter; slotted, curved blade riveted to handle; “Lifts Whips Mixes Mashes Crushes Strains” and bust of an Indian die stamped into base of blade, U.S. Patent 109647. Nickel-plated steel.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bottle opener & spoon, accession number 2-68818, described as Caplifter/spatula combination; one piece die formed handle and bottle caplifter; slotted, curved blade riveted to handle; “Lifts Whips Mixes Mashes Crushes Strains” and bust of an Indian die stamped into base of blade, U.S. Patent 109647. Nickel-plated steel.

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