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Catalog date |
2010-10-21 |
Cataloged by |
Blevins, Sandy |
Collection |
Josephine Bowers Collection |
Collector |
Josephine Bowers |
Catalog Number |
L1994.6.89 |
Object Name |
Opener, Can |
Source |
Bowers, Josepine |
Year Range from |
1855 |
Description |
Metal can opener with a claw-hook on top with a serrated edge between opening. This hook and serrated edge is attached with two small screws to a metal handle that is shapped in a curve and an opening in a loop shape at the end of handle. All metal. Lever-type can opener. Can Openers patented 1855 England, 1858 US. Lever-type by Robert Yates 1855 UK (first claw-end can opener). |