Bully beef can opener | 3D Digitization

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Description: Cow Shaped Can Opener that is made of metal and painted black. A large L-shaped blade is attached by screw to the body of the knife. Above the knife's blade is a cow's head in metal. The body of the blade is curved and loops back on itself in the shape of a tail.

Date: 1914-1918

Created by: Unidentified

Topic: African American; Cooking and dining; Military; Ornamentation; World War I

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification: Tools and Equipment

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Laird

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2017.111.7.2

Type: can openers

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions; Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Medium: paint on metal
Dimensions: H x W x D: 2 1/2 × 6 3/8 × 1 1/4 in. (6.4 × 16.2 × 3.2 cm)

Record ID: nmaahc_2017.111.7.2

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd587249bd3-780b-4b30-9de6-8c72e95899d0

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