Bottle opener from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

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.

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