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- Container Opener, 1933-1938 -
- 1933-1938
- Collections - Artifact
Container Opener, 1933-1938
- Container Opener, 1933-1938 -
- 1933-1938
- Collections - Artifact
Container Opener, 1933-1938
- Chevrolet Dealer, Clarence Gifford Motor Sales, Inc., Promotional Can & Bottle Opener, 1957 - Promotional giveaways can place advertising messages deeper into people's lives than billboards or magazine ads. The power of branding -- coupled with consumer brand loyalty -- has also led to the creation of promotional items designed for sale to the public. Simple tools, like this 1957 can opener from a Chevrolet dealer, provided space for company brands and became daily reminders to consumers.
- 1957
- Collections - Artifact
Chevrolet Dealer, Clarence Gifford Motor Sales, Inc., Promotional Can & Bottle Opener, 1957
Promotional giveaways can place advertising messages deeper into people's lives than billboards or magazine ads. The power of branding -- coupled with consumer brand loyalty -- has also led to the creation of promotional items designed for sale to the public. Simple tools, like this 1957 can opener from a Chevrolet dealer, provided space for company brands and became daily reminders to consumers.
- "Nifty" Bottle Opener & Corkscrew Tool Used by Lindbergh Family, 1942-1950 - Charles and Anne Lindbergh used this "Nifty" bottle opener and corkscrew when on cross-country trips. The Lindbergh family traveled to 37 states and Ontario, Canada between 1942 and 1957 in a trailer supplied by Henry Ford.
- 1942-1957
- Collections - Artifact
"Nifty" Bottle Opener & Corkscrew Tool Used by Lindbergh Family, 1942-1950
Charles and Anne Lindbergh used this "Nifty" bottle opener and corkscrew when on cross-country trips. The Lindbergh family traveled to 37 states and Ontario, Canada between 1942 and 1957 in a trailer supplied by Henry Ford.
- Barware Set Prototype, 2003 - Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.
- 2003
- Collections - Artifact
Barware Set Prototype, 2003
Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.
- Turner & Wescott Milk Bottle Opener, 1932-1958 - Dairies have supplied fresh milk products to consumers in glass bottles since the late 1800s. Dairies sealed the bottles with glass, metal, or cardboard caps for spill-free deliveries. Turner & Wescott, a Pennsylvania dairy operating into the late 1900s, shipped its products in wide-mouthed bottles with a metal cap. Customers needed an opener like this to pry off the cap.
- 1932-1958
- Collections - Artifact
Turner & Wescott Milk Bottle Opener, 1932-1958
Dairies have supplied fresh milk products to consumers in glass bottles since the late 1800s. Dairies sealed the bottles with glass, metal, or cardboard caps for spill-free deliveries. Turner & Wescott, a Pennsylvania dairy operating into the late 1900s, shipped its products in wide-mouthed bottles with a metal cap. Customers needed an opener like this to pry off the cap.