- Owned by
- Thomas, Robert Jackson, American, 1889 - 1929
- Subject of
- Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1969
- Date
- ca. 1920
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- Closed: 2 5/16 x 11/16 x 5/16 in. (5.9 x 1.7 x 0.8 cm)
- Opened: 2 5/16 x 2 1/16 x 5/16 in. (5.9 x 5.2 x 0.8 cm)
- Description
- Small metal corkscrew and can opener. One side of the corkscrew has "MADE & PAT'D IN THE U.S.A" stamped into the metal. The other side of the corkscrew has "Nifty" imprinted in script. This item was found inside the pockets of a Pullman Porter uniform owned by Robert Jackson Thomas.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Type
- tools
- Topic
- Labor
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Descendants of Robert and Georgia Thomas, Pulaski, Tenn.
- Object number
- 2012.75.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




