Opener & resealer, bottle
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- OBJECT TYPE
- HAND HELD
- DATE
- 1953
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.0296.001
- MANUFACTURER
- TRINCO INDUSTRIES INC.
- MODEL
- RECAP
- LOCATION
- Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- ALL METAL TOOL.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 9.5 cm
- Width
- 3.1 cm
- Height
- 1.9 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Domestic Technology
- Category
- Food processing
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- TRINCO
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Illinois
- City
- Chicago
Context
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF BOTTLE OPENER AND RESEALER USED C. 1950S+
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED TO REMOVE CAPS FROM SOFT DRINK, BEER AND SIMILAR BOTTLES, AND TO REPLACE ORIGINAL CAP AND RESEAL BOTTLE. - Technical
-
HAND HELD KITCHEN GADGET ADVERTISED AS RESEALING (CAPPED) BOTTLES "FACTORY TIGHT", PRESERVING ORIGINAL TASTE. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "TRINCO/ ReCAP/ OPENS& RESEALS/ BOTTLES/ WITH/ ORIGINAL/ BOTTLE CAP/ KEEPS/ FLAVOR/ SPARKLING/ FRESH" incised on top; "TO OPEN- SLIDE HOOK/ UNDER CAP & PRESS DOWN/ TRINCO INDUSTRIES/ CHICAGO 16, ILL./ U.S. PAT. 2,641,397/ CANADA PAT. 487,365/ OTHER PAT'S PEND./ TO RESEAL- PLACE CAP/ INTO HOOK END & SNAP/ ONTO BOTTLE- PRESS/ CUP ONTO CAP WITH/ SLIGHT ROCKING MOTION/ GIVE BOTTLE QUARTER/ TURN & REPEAT" incised in underside.
- Missing
- NONE.
- Finish
- BRIGHT SILVER METAL BOTTLE OPENER/RESEALER.
- Decoration
- N/A
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TRINCO INDUSTRIES INC., Opener & resealer, bottle, circa 1953, Artifact no. 2002.0296, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0296.001/
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