- Manufactured by
- Vaughan Manufacturing, American, founded 1869
- Distributed by
- Pabst Brewing Company, American, founded 1844
- Owned by
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Date
- mid 20th-late 20th century
- Medium
- A2015.273.1.1.30a: metal
- A2015.273.1.1.30b: rubber
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (A2015.273.1.1.30a): 4 3/4 × 7/8 × 13/16 in. (12 × 2.3 × 2.1 cm)
- H x W x D (A2015.273.1.1.30b): 1 × 7/8 × 3/16 in. (2.5 × 2.3 × 0.4 cm)
- Description
- A Pabst Blue Ribbon bottle opener with can piercer (A2015.273.1.1.30a) and protective cover (A2015.273.1.1.30b) from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The silver tone tool features a bottle opener on one side and can piercer on the other. Stamped text on the top of the handle reads [Pabst Blue Ribbon]. Stamped text of varying sized on the bottom on the handle reads [VAUGHAN U.S.A. PAT. 1,996,550 / Pabst Blue Ribbon]. The tool has a keyring hole at the bottle opener end. The protective cover is a short piece of black rubber tubing that covers the can piercer.
- Place made
- Peoria, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Cabell “Cab” Calloway III Collection
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Accessories and Personal Effects
- Topic
- Band (Music)
- Conductors (Musicians)
- Cooking and dining
- Costume
- 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
- A2015.273.1.1.30ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




