Bottle opener

Museum number:
7-9483
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21070009483
Accession number:
Acc.4190
Description:
Corkscrew/caplifter/knife combination, waiter’s, pocket; nickel plated steel handle, die stamped “Cognac Plisson Jarnac” on one side, “Fine Champagne” on ohter; folding bottle neck lever/crown caplifter at one end, straight knife blade at other end, wire helical worm near center. Advertising giveaway. Length 12.8 cm.
Donor:
Paul Frank Ziegelmaier
Collection place:
France
Collector:
Paul Frank Ziegelmaier
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bottle openers
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Bottle opener, accession number 7-9483, described as Corkscrew/caplifter/knife combination, waiter’s, pocket; nickel plated steel handle, die stamped “Cognac Plisson Jarnac” on one side, “Fine Champagne” on ohter; folding bottle neck lever/crown caplifter at one end, straight knife blade at other end, wire helical worm near center. Advertising giveaway. Length 12.8 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bottle opener, accession number 7-9483, described as Corkscrew/caplifter/knife combination, waiter’s, pocket; nickel plated steel handle, die stamped “Cognac Plisson Jarnac” on one side, “Fine Champagne” on ohter; folding bottle neck lever/crown caplifter at one end, straight knife blade at other end, wire helical worm near center. Advertising giveaway. Length 12.8 cm.

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