THE MANVENTORY: A Sportsmen's Collection
Lot 435:
Sold for: $5
Description
A group of vintage metal flat-top beer can and bottle openers, popularly known as church keys. Each tool is constructed from stamped metal with a tapered, pointed tip for piercing cans and a hooked cutout for prying bottle caps. The handle end is rounded with a circular hanging hole. The central body of each opener features stamped promotional text. The primary brand name is presented in a cursive script as Falls City followed by BEER in block capitals. Above this, a line of text reads VAUGHAN U.S.A. printed in small block letters. Beneath the brand name, a secondary slogan is stamped in lowercase and uppercase characters reading it is PASTEURIZED it is BITTER-FREE. The reverse side of the openers is plain. Length: 4 inches.
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