Can opener

Museum number:
2-68884
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020068884
Accession number:
Acc.4190
Object count:
1
Description:
Caplifter/can opener combination; nickel plated curved steel handle, grid marks stamped on inset portion, two halves joined together medially, “Vantage” in script die stamped at center of handle; tempered steel can lid cutter and bottle cap opener riveted to end of handle; 16.1 cm long
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 2-68884, described as Caplifter/can opener combination; nickel plated curved steel handle, grid marks stamped on inset portion, two halves joined together medially, “Vantage” in script die stamped at center of handle; tempered steel can lid cutter and bottle cap opener riveted to end of handle; 16.1 cm long
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Can opener, accession number 2-68884, described as Caplifter/can opener combination; nickel plated curved steel handle, grid marks stamped on inset portion, two halves joined together medially, “Vantage” in script die stamped at center of handle; tempered steel can lid cutter and bottle cap opener riveted to end of handle; 16.1 cm long

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