Bottle opener

Museum number:

2-69084

Permalink:

ark:/21549/hm21020069084

Accession number:

Acc.4190

Object count:

1

Description:

Caplifter, wall mounted; cast iron, crown caplifter angled out at center, screw holes top and bottom, nickel plated, advertising cast into body, “Premium Quality Falstaff Beer”, “Starr x Patent 23330388 stamped near bottom, "Brown Co and N. NEWS VA" near bottom. "Made in USA" stamped faintly on back. Other similar: 2-69085 ("Burgermeister Beer”), 2-69086 (“Canada Dry”), each 8.6 cm long

Donor:

Paul Frank Ziegelmaier

Collection place:

Virginia

Verbatim coll. place:

US Historic, VA

Culture or time period:

United States Historic

Collector:

Paul Frank Ziegelmaier

Collection date:

before December 21, 1986

Materials:

Iron (metal)

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Bottle openers

Function:

5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories

Context of use:

Bar caplifter, advertising giveaway

Department:

Nonnative US and Canada (except California)

Dimensions:

length 8.6 centimeters

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