- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Date
- mid 20th-late 20th century
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 3 3/8 × 1 7/16 × 3/16 in. (8.5 × 3.6 × 0.4 cm)
- Description
- A 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 rod is bent into a triangular shaped handle that is soldered together at the bottom.
- 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
- 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
- A2015.273.1.1.31
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




