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Domestic object - Bottle and Can Opener, mid-20th century

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  • Head of the bottle and can opener showing maker's name and model number.

    Image of the head of the bottle and can opener showing maker's marks.

  • Head of the bottle and can opener showing maker's name and model number.

Historical information

This tool combines the functionality of bottle and can openers. The provenance is unknown, and the age is uncertain - possibly mid 20th century. Dalson Products Pty Ltd were a Melbourne company founded in 1946. Around 1950, they invented the Classic Aussie Peeler. They produced a range of metal and plastic kitchen products under the Dalson Ware name and are still in business.

Significance

This is an example of a utensil used in local kitchens and manufactured by a Victorian company around the mid-20th century.

Physical description

Dalson Ware can and bottle opener with metal end and cylindrical wooden handle tapering to a point.

Inscriptions & markings

On metal end: 'DALSON WARE / F 702'

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