Manufactured by
Unidentified
Distributed by
A.W. Company Limited, British
Owned by
Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
Date
after 1924
Medium
cast iron
Dimensions
H x W x D: 2 15/16 × 1 7/16 × 3/8 in. (7.5 × 3.7 × 0.9 cm)
Description
An A.W. Company Limited bottle opener from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The cast iron, crown seal bottle opener is constructed from a single piece of molded metal. The inverted triangular top of the bottle opener has a flattened tab at the bottom, designed to remove to bottle caps, and the bar at the top has been flatted and features embossed text that reads [RD70] and [2661]. The text is divided by a pyramidal shape designed to give the opener leverage when lifting a bottle cap. The handle is solid, narrow, with slightly convex sides that terminate in wider area with a centered keyring hole at the bottom. Embossed text across the handle reads [A.W. CO. LTD.]. The back of the handle is identical to the front but has the text [DIRECT SUPPLY] embossed across the length of the handle.
Place made
England, Europe
Collection title
The Cabell “Cab” Calloway III Collection
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Accessories and Personal Effects
Type
bottle openers
Topic
Advertising
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
A2015.273.1.1.33
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59e2141a5-55c7-499f-ad49-8d1918eb1f4f

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