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Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Functional object - Caterer's Can Opener, Mitchell & Cooper of England, 1950s
... Caterer's Can Opener...Caterer's Can Opener...This Can opener was used at the Bandiana Golf Club near...Cast iron commercial can opener with rotating handle.../ CAN OPENER/ MADE IN ENGLAND"...This Can opener was used at the Bandiana Golf Club near ...This Can opener was used at the Bandiana Golf Club near Wodonga. Bonzer was a trademark of Mitchell & Cooper of England. Alfred Mitchell & Arthur Cooper started as silversmiths and engravers in 1879 in East London. The family owned business is still operated by Guy Cooper, great grandson of Arthur Cooper. Bandiana Army Golf Club 18 hole course opened in 1949. The Club reached its highest membership with 400 members in the late 1980s. Members played their last competition at this course on 30th October 2103.This utensil was used at the Bandiana Army Golf Course near Wodonga.Cast iron commercial can opener with rotating handle including a red knob.Underneath base plate "THE BONZER /TRADEMARK/ CATERER'S/ CAN OPENER/ MADE IN ENGLAND"caterers' utensils, kitchen utensils -
Greensborough Historical Society
Bottle opener, Metal bottle opener or can opener, 1952c
... Metal bottle opener or can opener...can opener.... Functions include corkscrew, can-opener and bottle opener....Metal with corkscrew, bottle opener and can opener.... or can opener Metal with corkscrew, bottle opener and can opener ...Multi-purpose opener in common use in the mid 20th century. Functions include corkscrew, can-opener and bottle opener.Metal with corkscrew, bottle opener and can opener."Buckle proof blue blade" and "Made by Henry Squire and Sons" etched into handle.bottle opener, can opener, corkscrew, henry squire and sons -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Can Opener, Bottle Opener & Corkscrew
... Can Opener, Bottle Opener & Corkscrew...Can Opener... things about the can opener is that the can predates it by almost...Metal can opener, chromed, with bottle opener... Warrnambool great-ocean-road Can Opener, Bottle Opener & Corkscrew ...It took 15 years to invent the can. It took 100 more to invent a standard way to open it. In the 19th century, decades after the invention of canning, there were virtually no can openers. Canned food, such as sardines, came with its own "key" to peel back the tin lid. Birth of the can One of the oddest things about the can opener is that the can predates it by almost 150 years. Though common today, cans were once military-grade technology. In 1795, Napoleon, to whom the phrase "an army marches on its stomach" is attributed, offered 12,000 francs to anyone who could find a way to preserve food. Without any knowledge of bacteria or their role in food spoilage, scientists didn't even know where to begin. It took 15 years before a chef named Nicholas Appert claimed the prize after successfully jarring food. Soon after that, his countryman Philippe de Girard came up with a variant on Appert's method—metal tins—and sold the idea to the British. Spoiled food, and the sickness it caused, was a widespread problem. The public would have benefited from canned food, but for decades cans were almost exclusively for the army and the navy. The canning process, with its hours of boiling and steaming, its scrupulous cleanliness, its heated metal, and its need for a great deal of disposable material, made canned food far too expensive for anyone but the military. No can openers were needed or even possible. The metal of early cans was too thick to make openers practical. Soldiers and sailors had plenty of sharp objects on hand and made ample use of them when they wanted to eat. During the 19th century, the process of canning was refined and mechanised, and the metal wall of the average can slimmed down enough that a civilian could get it open—if that civilian had the right tool. No one had that tool yet, so early cans had to open themselves. In other words, they came with built-in openers. The result was a confusing but pleasing free-for-all, in terms of product engineering. Each type of food came with its own kind of can, and each kind of can came with its own kind of opener. Tinned fish and meat were often sold in rectangular cans. These cans were fitted with a "key" that would roll down the top of the can. Coffee, beans, and other types of meat were packaged in cylinders with metal strips that could be peeled back with their own kinds of built-in keys. Cans of milk, which didn't need to be completely opened, came with puncture devices. As tinned food became more common, its containers became more regular. A nice cylindrical can became the norm, and, as these cans filled kitchens, more engineers put their minds to finding a convenient way to open all of them. The first standalone can opener worked on a simple principle: point, stab, and pull. From the mid-19th century to the end of World War I, the typical can opener looked roughly like a wrench, if the lower 'jaw' of the wrench were replaced with a blade. People used the blade to puncture the top of the can near its edge, push the upper jaw against the side of the can, and drag the blade through the metal along the rim. Because meat was the first and most popular canned substance, these can openers were often shaped to look like cows and given the nickname 'bully beef can openers'. The bully beef can opener, popular in the mid-19th century, resulted in many lost fingers. Later, a corkscrew was added that was seated in the handle, and could be pulled out for use. Bully beef can openers were so common, effective, and sturdy that they are still frequently available on collectors' sites. Some are advertised as “still working,” and every last one of them is, without a doubt, soaked in the blood of our ancestors. Dragging a sharp blade along the edge of a can is certain to cause injury sooner or later. So once people got a reliable can shape and a reliable way to get the can open, the search was on for a reliable way to get a can open without the possibility of losing a finger. The answer came in 1925, from the Star Can Opener Company of San Francisco. This is probably the first can opener that resembles the one people have in their kitchens today. Instead of using a blade to pry open a metal can, buyers could clamp the edge of the can between two wheels and twist the handle of one of the wheels to move the blade around the lip. The Star can openers weren't perfect. Compared to the bully beef model, they were flimsy and breakable, but they probably prevented a few injuries. Six short years after the Star model came to market, the first electric can opener was invented. It was patented in 1931 by the Bunker Clancey Company of Kansas City, who had already been sued by the Star Can Opener Company for trying sell a double-wheeled can opener like the Star model (the case was dismissed). The electric can opener must have seemed like the wave of the future and a sure-fire seller, but it proved to be too far ahead of its time. In 1931 not that many households had electricity, and those that did weren't interested in buying can openers. The Bunker Clancey Company was subsequently bought by the Rival Company, which still makes small appliances like can openers today. It took another 25 years for electrically powered can openers to become practical. In the 1950s, Walter Hess Bodle and his daughter, Elizabeth Bodle, developed an electric can opener in the family garage. Walter came up with the opener's blades and motor, and Elizabeth sculpted the outside. Their can opener was a free-standing unit that could sit on the kitchen counter. The Udico brand of the Union Die Casting Company put it on the market in time for Christmas in 1956 and had great success with it. Over the next few years it came out in different styles and colours, and, like the bully beef can opener, has become a collector's item. Also like the bully beef model, Udico can openers often still work. They don't make 'em like they used to. Although there have been some design changes and refinements over the last sixty years, there have yet to be any more leaps forward in can opener technology. If you're resentfully opening a can, you are almost certainly doing it using the Star design, manually forcing the can between two wheels, or the Bodle design, clamping the can into a free-standing electrical opener. Whether or not you enjoy your holiday meals, at least you can be happy that you are not getting poisoned by your own food or cutting open your hand with the blade you use to get at it. That's something, right?The can opener, Bottle opener and the corkscrew are still very important and essential items in most kitchens.Metal can opener, chromed, with bottle opener, and a corkscrew seated in the handle.None.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, canning, can opener, corkscrew, bottle opener, kitchen equipment -
Greensborough Historical Society
Functional object - Can opener, 1910s
... Can opener...Can opener...This can opener was designed to open small as well as large...This can opener was designed to open small as well as large ...This can opener was designed to open small as well as large cans. It has a sliding blade that can adjust to the size of the can and sharp hook on the end. It made of steel and has a wooden handle. Steel spike with wooden handle and adjustable blade. cooking, can openers -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Can Opener
... Can Opener...Can Opener... things about the can opener is that the can predates it by almost...Can opener, right handed, metal, upper blade section... Warrnambool great-ocean-road Can Opener Domestic object Can opener ...It took 15 years to invent the can. It took 100 more to invent a standard way to open it. In the 19th century, decades after the invention of canning, there were virtually no can openers. Canned food, such as sardines, came with its own "key" to peel back the tin lid. Birth of the can One of the oddest things about the can opener is that the can predates it by almost 150 years. Though common today, cans were once military-grade technology. In 1795, Napoleon, to whom the phrase "an army marches on its stomach" is attributed, offered 12,000 francs to anyone who could find a way to preserve food. Without any knowledge of bacteria or their role in food spoilage, scientists didn't even know where to begin. It took 15 years before a chef named Nicholas Appert claimed the prize after successfully jarring food. Soon after that, his countryman Philippe de Girard came up with a variant on Appert's method—metal tins—and sold the idea to the British. Spoiled food, and the sickness it caused, was a widespread problem. The public would have benefited from canned food, but for decades cans were almost exclusively for the army and the navy. The canning process, with its hours of boiling and steaming, its scrupulous cleanliness, its heated metal, and its need for a great deal of disposable material, made canned food far too expensive for anyone but the military. No can openers were needed or even possible. The metal of early cans was too thick to make openers practical. Soldiers and sailors had plenty of sharp objects on hand and made ample use of them when they wanted to eat. During the 19th century, the process of canning was refined and mechanised, and the metal wall of the average can slimmed down enough that a civilian could get it open—if that civilian had the right tool. No one had that tool yet, so early cans had to open themselves. In other words, they came with built-in openers. The result was a confusing but pleasing free-for-all, in terms of product engineering. Each type of food came with its own kind of can, and each kind of can came with its own kind of opener. Tinned fish and meat were often sold in rectangular cans. These cans were fitted with a "key" that would roll down the top of the can. Coffee, beans, and other types of meat were packaged in cylinders with metal strips that could be peeled back with their own kinds of built-in keys. Cans of milk, which didn't need to be completely opened, came with puncture devices. As tinned food became more common, its containers became more regular. A nice cylindrical can became the norm, and, as these cans filled kitchens, more engineers put their minds to finding a convenient way to open all of them. The first standalone can opener worked on a simple principle: point, stab, and pull. From the mid-19th century to the end of World War I, the typical can opener looked roughly like a wrench, if the lower 'jaw' of the wrench were replaced with a blade. People used the blade to puncture the top of the can near its edge, push the upper jaw against the side of the can, and drag the blade through the metal along the rim. Because meat was the first and most popular canned substance, these can openers were often shaped to look like cows and given the nickname 'bully beef can openers'. The bully beef can opener, popular in the mid-19th century, resulted in many lost fingers. Bully beef can openers were so common, effective, and sturdy that they are still frequently available on collectors' sites. Some are advertised as “still working,” and every last one of them is, without a doubt, soaked in the blood of our ancestors. Dragging a sharp blade along the edge of a can is certain to cause injury sooner or later. So once people got a reliable can shape and a reliable way to get the can open, the search was on for a reliable way to get a can open without the possibility of losing a finger. The answer came in 1925, from the Star Can Opener Company of San Francisco. This is probably the first can opener that resembles the one people have in their kitchens today. Instead of using a blade to pry open a metal can, buyers could clamp the edge of the can between two wheels and twist the handle of one of the wheels to move the blade around the lip. The Star can openers weren't perfect. Compared to the bully beef model, they were flimsy and breakable, but they probably prevented a few injuries. Six short years after the Star model came to market, the first electric can opener was invented. It was patented in 1931 by the Bunker Clancey Company of Kansas City, who had already been sued by the Star Can Opener Company for trying sell a double-wheeled can opener like the Star model (the case was dismissed). The electric can opener must have seemed like the wave of the future and a sure-fire seller, but it proved to be too far ahead of its time. In 1931 not that many households had electricity, and those that did weren't interested in buying can openers. The Bunker Clancey Company was subsequently bought by the Rival Company, which still makes small appliances like can openers today. It took another 25 years for electrically powered can openers to become practical. In the 1950s, Walter Hess Bodle and his daughter, Elizabeth Bodle, developed an electric can opener in the family garage. Walter came up with the opener's blades and motor, and Elizabeth sculpted the outside. Their can opener was a free-standing unit that could sit on the kitchen counter. The Udico brand of the Union Die Casting Company put it on the market in time for Christmas in 1956 and had great success with it. Over the next few years it came out in different styles and colours, and, like the bully beef can opener, has become a collector's item. Also like the bully beef model, Udico can openers often still work. They don't make 'em like they used to. Although there have been some design changes and refinements over the last sixty years, there have yet to be any more leaps forward in can opener technology. If you're resentfully opening a can, you are almost certainly doing it using the Star design, manually forcing the can between two wheels, or the Bodle design, clamping the can into a free-standing electrical opener. Whether or not you enjoy your holiday meals, at least you can be happy that you are not getting poisoned by your own food or cutting open your hand with the blade you use to get at it. That's something, right?The can opener is still a very important and essential item in most kitchens.Can opener, right handed, metal, upper blade section serrated, inscription 'Peerless Pat.Feb 11-90'.Peerless Pat.Feb 11-90flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, cannning, can opener, kitchen equipment -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Functional Object, Can Opener
... Can Opener...Can Opener...Metal can opener and spoon combination carried with ID tags... Newhaven gippsland Can Opener Dog Tags SAS Metal can opener ...Metal can opener and spoon combination carried with ID tags and morphine cord. Khaki nylon cord attached.can opener, dog tags, sas -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden
Domestic object - can opener
... can opener...can opener...combination bottle and can opener with corkscrew....can opener "Buckle proof blue blade" and "Made by Henry ...combination bottle and can opener with corkscrew."Buckle proof blue blade" and "Made by Henry Squire and Sons" etched into opposite sides of the handle.can opener, -
Beechworth RSL Sub-Branch
Can opener combination spoon (FRED)
... Can opener combination spoon (FRED)...can opener...silver in colour. steel can opener with a spoon at one end ...-country Can opener combination spoon (FRED) silver in colour ...silver in colour. steel can opener with a spoon at one end can opener, silver, fred, combination spoon -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Functional Object, Can Opener
... Can Opener...Can Opener...Hand made can opener with brass base, black metal star... Newhaven gippsland Can Opener 7 RAR D Company Nui Dat D Company ...Hand made can opener with brass base, black metal star (?) upright and lever with hinge and two piercing spikes. Empty steel beer can "Miller High Life" punctured on top by opener.D Company, 7RAR 67/68can opener, 7 rar, d company, nui dat -
Mont De Lancey
Can opener, Koppers, Circa 1910
... Can opener...Circular cast iron can opener with adjustable screw...Koppers Can Opener Pat. Oct 99 ...-and-dandenong-ranges Can opener Circular cast iron can opener ...Circular cast iron can opener with adjustable screw and spike to pierce can. Outside edge is scalloped shaped and has a small knob to hold onto the can. c1890/1910Koppers Can Opener Pat. Oct 99 tin-openers -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Can Opener
... Can Opener...Can opener. Green; wall mounting; with magnetic lid holder....Can Opener Domestic object Can opener. Green; wall mounting ...Can opener. Green; wall mounting; with magnetic lid holder.Can-o-matdomestic items, utensils -
Greensborough Historical Society
Bottle opener, Persinware, Persinware bottle opener, 1978c
... can opener...Multi purpose bottle or can opener. Size is suitable...Metal bottle/can opener with black plastic handle.... opener Metal bottle/can opener with black plastic handle. Stamped ...Multi purpose bottle or can opener. Size is suitable for carrying in pocket. [Persinware Openers were advertised in the Canberra Times in June and October 1978]Metal bottle/can opener with black plastic handle.Stamped into metal "Persinware"persinware, bottle opener, can opener -
Mont De Lancey
Can opener
... Can opener...Cast iron can opener, with a cow's head sculpted on one end....-and-dandenong-ranges Can opener Cast iron can opener, with a cow's head ...Belonged to Mrs. J. George's grandmother, who died in 1950 aged 82 years.Cast iron can opener, with a cow's head sculpted on one end.tin-openers -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Can opener, n.d
... Can opener...Iron can opener, fish shaped, bottom jaw is opening blade... Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Can opener Functional ...Iron can opener, fish shaped, bottom jaw is opening bladekitchenware, domestic item, food and drink -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Can Opener
... Can Opener...Shiny metal can opener. Turning handle on top as well... Mitcham melbourne Can Opener Domestic object Shiny metal can ...Shiny metal can opener. Turning handle on top as well as turning handle on side which attaches to side of can.domestic items, food preparation -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Domestic object - Iron can opener, n.d
... Iron can opener...Iron can opener, bulls head shaped, bottom 'jaw' of bull... Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Iron can opener Domestic ...Iron can opener, bulls head shaped, bottom 'jaw' of bull is opening blade. Handle shaped like a bull's tail -
Shepparton RSL Sub Branch
Can opener and spoon, c. 1966
... Can opener and spoon...This can opener was from the Vietnam War era. Utensils like... the-murray Can opener and spoon Spoon and blade opener, attached via ...This can opener was from the Vietnam War era. Utensils like this were issued with every ration pack to all servicemen and women.Utensils like this have social significance due to the ubiquity of their use in the field, therefore many Vietnam era veterans may have memories of their use. This item is in good condition and as such, is a representative example of a tool that was widely used. Spoon and blade opener, attached via a turned over piece of metal fashioned into a hinge below which there is a curved cut out with a point which attaches to the side of the can. Handle has two ridges presumably to aid handling of utensil. Punched hole (3 mm across) at end of handle possibly to attach via a string. Inscription on top of handle.Inscribed on top of handle "1966 CARR D[broad arrow]D/7330/66/010/0931"vietnam war, 1960s, utensil, ration, food -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Field Ration Eating Device (FRED), CMI Pty Ltd, 2009
... can opener... and the other incorporating a bottle opener. A 2 cm long fold out can.... A 2 cm long fold out can opener blade is fitted to the side ...A standard component of Army ration packs from the 60's to about 2010A pressed steel tool with one end shaped for use as a spoon and the other incorporating a bottle opener. A 2 cm long fold out can opener blade is fitted to the side. A 3 mm hole is drilled through the device at the can opener end. Yellow (anodised ?) finish.Defence Stock No: "7330-66-010-0933" Contractor: "CMI" Year of Manufacture: "2009" Defence broad arrow.army, fred, rations, can opener, ration packs, cmi, field rations eating device -
Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc.
Can Opener - Army issue
... Can Opener - Army issue... goldfields Can Opener - Army issue equipment/gear ballarat rsl ...equipment/gear, ballarat rsl, ballarat -
Arapiles Historical Society
Tin Opener
... can opener... gangers when camping out tin opener can opener can tin ...House hold item, metal tin opener used by railway gangers when camping outtin opener, can opener, can, tin -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Functional Object, Ration pack
... Can opener/spoon... Newhaven gippsland Ration pack Can opener/spoon Aluminium. Known ...Aluminium. Known as Fred (Field Ration Eacting Device) (unofficially known as F*+@#ing ridiculous eating deviceration pack, can opener/spoon -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Equipment - Equipment, Army, Ration Spoons
... Set of three Ration Spoons and Can Openers...) 1984 Set of three Ration Spoons and Can Openers Ration Spoons ...Set of three Ration Spoons and Can Openers7330 - 66 010 - 0931 (1989) (1989) 1984ration spoons -
Bendigo Military Museum
Accessory - OPENER, C.1939 - 45
... Opener, metal, hinged section folds out to use as a can... to use as a can opener. “Australia” stamped on. These openers ...These openers were generally issued in ration packs. Alan Mason collection, refer cat No 3979.2Opener, metal, hinged section folds out to use as a can opener.“Australia” stamped on.openers, accessory, ration packs -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Bottle Opener - Rundell Caltex Distributor, n.d
... Metal bottle / can opener, silver, metal loop for hanging... Caltex Distributor Souvenir Metal bottle / can opener, silver ...Metal bottle / can opener, silver, metal loop for hanging, round black enamelled section, gold print, promotional itemFront: D.N. & LL RUNDELL CALTEX DISTRIBUTOR PHONE 232581 PORTLAND' - gold lettering on black Back: 'REG DGN' etched into metal -
Bendigo Military Museum
Equipment - KNIFE, CLASP
... of a blade, a can opener, a screwdriver, and a spike. The knife... consisting of a blade, a can opener, a screwdriver, and a spike ...Standard pattern of clasp knives issued since before the Second World War. Part of the Kevin John Herdman, No. 397661, Collection. See Catalogue No. 5942P for details of his service record.Stainless steel construction clasp knife consisting of a blade, a can opener, a screwdriver, and a spike. The knife is attached to a khaki coloured lanyard.Stamped on the side of the knife: “WHITTINGSLOWE OPENER, 15737, PAT. APPN., ADELAIDE, D (upwards arrow) D”clasp knife, equipment, kevin john herdman -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Functional Object, Cutlery Set
... Stainless steel, spoon/knife/fork. Knife doubles as can.... Knife doubles as can opener. Spoon has two lugs to enable ...Stainless steel, spoon/knife/fork. Knife doubles as can opener. Spoon has two lugs to enable the knife and fork to be attachedcutlery set -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Memorabilia - Rat of Tobruk Arthur Lock's bottle opener and lighter, c1941
... A metal can/bottle opener and cigarette lighter.... /MELB" A metal can/bottle opener and cigarette lighter ...These items were part of standard supplies and personal items issued to members of the Australian Defence Forces during World War 2.This item is part of a collection of items owned by Arthur Lock, a member of the 2/23rd Battalion, an all-volunteer Second Australian Imperial Force which served as part of the garrison during the Siege of Tobruk, then at El Alamein, New Guinea and Borneo. It has particular local significance as the battalion was know as "Albury's Own" because a large majority of the battalion's initial intake of volunteers came from the Albury–Wodonga region. A metal can/bottle opener and cigarette lighter. On Opener "STOKES /MELB"world war 11, rats of tobruk, tobruk -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Eating utensil
... is a combined can opener, bottle opener and spoon issued to the ADF... Eating Device (FRED) Metal device is a combined can opener ...Field Ration Eating Device (FRED) Metal device is a combined can opener, bottle opener and spoon issued to the ADF in CRM packs. A folding can open7330-66-010-933 CM2004 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Equipment - KNIFE, CLASP, 1977
... of a retractable blade, a can opener and spike. A screwdriver is attached... construction clasp knife consisting of a retractable blade, a can ...Standard pattern of clasp knives issued since before the Second World War. Part of the Kevin John Herdman, No. 397661, Collection. See Catalogue No. 5942P for details of his service record.Stainless steel construction clasp knife consisting of a retractable blade, a can opener and spike. A screwdriver is attached to one end. The knife is attached to a khaki coloured lanyard.Stamped on one side of the knife: “(upwards arrow), 5110-66-013-1930, 1977”clasp knife, equipment, kevin john herdman -
Waverley RSL Sub Branch
Collage, The Australian Army 1901-2001(Spirit Ordinary People Extraordinary Service)
... Australian Flag , a brass plated "ration pack" can opener... pack" can opener, and campaign ribbons from all conflicts until ...Framed Collage featuring an Australian Soldier, a 3D Australian Flag , a brass plated "ration pack" can opener, and campaign ribbons from all conflicts until 2001The Australian Army 1901-2001(Spirit Ordinary People Extraordinary Service)