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.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52abfdf21-baba-4ac2-bc04-800761c84813

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