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Can opener

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Collection Type

  • Cooking equipment

Date

1880-1920

GUSN

GUSN-20316

Description

Can opener w/ rounded wooden handle; pointed blade at end w/ flat metal piece across for prying; incised ring around handle.

Details

Descriptive Terms

can openers
cookware
steel (alloy)
wood (plant material)
Steel
OPENER, CAN

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

6.75 x 2.25 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.3474

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