Hand held tin opener for large tins with wooden handle and long metal shaft and sliding blade

Made:
1910-1930
Hand held tin opener for large tins with wooden handle and long

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Hand held tin opener for large tins with wooden handle and long
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Hand held tin opener for large tins with wooden handle and long metal shaft and sliding blade, which can be used as standard tin opener or to open large tins by piercing the centre of the lid by using the small blade as the fulcrum and the sliding blade to open the tin, English, 1910-1930

Details

Category:
Domestic Appliances
Object Number:
1993-1040
Materials:
handle, wood and blade, shaft, metal
type:
can openers