Manufactured by
Vaughan Novelty Manufacturing Company, American, 1910 - 1984
Distributed by
Miller Brewing Company, American, founded 1855
Owned by
Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
Date
before 1984
Medium
metal
Dimensions
H x W x D: 3 9/16 × 1 7/16 × 3/16 in. (9 × 3.6 × 0.4 cm)
Description
A Miller Brewing Company wire bottle opener from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The silver tone bottle opener is constructed from a single piece of thin metal rod that has been roughly bent into a T-shape with a pentagonal shaped top and triangular handle. The pentagonal top of the bottle opener has three, interior, flattened tabs, at the top and the sides, that are designed to remove to bottle caps. The triangular bottle opener handle has been flattened and stamped with text on both sides. Text on one side reads [MILLER BREWING COMPANY] and [MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN]. Text on the other side reads [Miller] in cursive script and [HIGH LIFE BEER / VAUGHAN / CHICAGO]. The rod is soldered together at the bottom of the handle.
Place made
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
The Cabell “Cab” Calloway III Collection
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Accessories and Personal Effects
Type
bottle openers
Topic
Band (Music)
Conductors (Musicians)
Cooking and dining
Entertainers
Jazz (Music)
Singers (Musicians)
Travel
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
Object number
A2015.273.1.1.2
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57a1e13b2-ef04-4391-b060-0883fe9e1e6f

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