US Patent: 833,944
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| Bottle Opener
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Patentee:
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| John L. Sommer (exact or similar names) - Newark, NJ |
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| Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
May 23, 1906 |
| Granted: |
Oct. 23, 1906 |
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Patent Pictures:
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Patent 833,944 - edited image |
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Description: |
| Advertising specialty tool with functions to open "crown cap," and earlier "depressed cap," bottle caps, and cigar boxes. The tool also has a nail puller notch and hammer polls. The specifications note these functions and some of the manufacturing processes used to assemble the tool.
J.L.Sommer Mfg. Co. (incorporated in 1910) was one of the larger "household gadget / advertising specialty" manufacturers. Charles Muntrick was president of the company when he died in 1942. |
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