Can opener/ corkscrew

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Date

1930-1960

GUSN

GUSN-20895

Description

Can opener/ corkscrew. Steel piece w/ corkscrew hinged under rounded handle. Can opener at tip w/ blade shaped object extending from side.

Details

Descriptive Terms

can openers
corkscrews
cookware
steel (alloy)
Steel
OPENER, CAN

Inscription

Engraved on blade: ""Tool Steel Tempered""

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

5.75 x 1.5 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.3893

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