Corkscrew & bottle opener

Museum number:
2-69095a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210269095a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.4190
Description:
Home bar tool set. Corkscrew/caplifter set, anthropomorphic; flat wood caricatures of man & woman with abstract cut outs to suggest arms and genitalia, a) "Adam" printed in blue ink across chest, nickel plated wire helical worm inserted at neck; 17.7 cm long b) "Eve" printed across chest in red ink; nickel plated steel crown caplifter inserted at neck; 17.9 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 and Corkscrews
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Corkscrew & bottle opener, accession number 2-69095a,b, described as Home bar tool set. Corkscrew/caplifter set, anthropomorphic; flat wood caricatures of man & woman with abstract cut outs to suggest arms and genitalia, a) "Adam" printed in blue ink across chest, nickel plated wire helical worm inserted at neck; 17.7 cm long b) "Eve" printed across chest in red ink; nickel plated steel crown caplifter inserted at neck; 17.9 cm long
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Corkscrew & bottle opener, accession number 2-69095a,b, described as Home bar tool set. Corkscrew/caplifter set, anthropomorphic; flat wood caricatures of man & woman with abstract cut outs to suggest arms and genitalia, a) "Adam" printed in blue ink across chest, nickel plated wire helical worm inserted at neck; 17.7 cm long b) "Eve" printed across chest in red ink; nickel plated steel crown caplifter inserted at neck; 17.9 cm long

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