Can opener
Metal Box Co Ltd
Category
Machinery and industrial devices
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal
Measurements
18 mm (Width) x 7 mm (Depth); 100 mm (Length)94 mm (Length)
Place of origin
England
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Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 547551
Summary
Pair of plated metal can piercers or openers, of rectangular form with pointed ends and piercing notch. Engraved 'PIERCER FOR BEER and FRUIT JUICE CANS - PRESENTED BY THE METAL BOX CO. LTD.' and (i only) 'MB MADE IN ENGLAND', with diagram.
Provenance
An item from the Pamela Ward Collection, left to the National Trust in Miss Ward's will in 1994.
Marks and inscriptions
MB MADE IN ENGLAND (i only)
Makers and roles
Metal Box Co Ltd, maker