Can opener

Museum number:
2-68891
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020068891
Accession number:
Acc.4190
Object count:
1
Description:
can opener/caplifter combination; elongated octagonal shaped wood handle with nickel plated steel cap; steel shaft inserted into handle; bottle caplifter and can cutting knife formed around shaft; die stamped “Tool steel tempered.”
Donor:
Paul Frank Ziegelmaier
Culture or time period:
United States Historic
Collector:
Paul Frank Ziegelmaier
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Can openers
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Can opener, accession number 2-68891, described as can opener/caplifter combination; elongated octagonal shaped wood handle with nickel plated steel cap; steel shaft inserted into handle; bottle caplifter and can cutting knife formed around shaft; die stamped “Tool steel tempered.”
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Can opener, accession number 2-68891, described as can opener/caplifter combination; elongated octagonal shaped wood handle with nickel plated steel cap; steel shaft inserted into handle; bottle caplifter and can cutting knife formed around shaft; die stamped “Tool steel tempered.”

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