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Corona Extra bar blade (metal, engraved)

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## Corona Extra

**Corona® Extra** metal bar blade bottle opener with engraved inscription.

There is a thumb hole at one end and a letterbox cut at the other to remove the crown seals from a bottle. The thumb hole may be used to pull bottles out of ice, by placing the hole over the neck of the bottle, then lifting it. The speed opener is widely used by professional bartenders all around the world.

## Gallery

There is a very similar bottle opener in our collection with the main difference being that the *registered symbol* (®) is missing from the end of the "Corona" inscription on this opener. The other one is also a bit shinier and the engraving isn't exactly identically (most visible on the crown).

Corona® Extra bar blade (metal, engraved)

## Trivia

**Corona Extra** (stylized as **Corona. Extra**) is a pale lager produced by Cervecería Modelo in Mexico for domestic distribution and expor. The Corona brand is one of the top-selling beers worldwide. Outside Mexico, Corona is commonly served with a wedge of lime or lemon in the neck of the bottle to add tartness and flavor. In the US, Corona Extra is the top-selling imported drink.

## See also

* Corona website
* Corona (Wikipedia)
* Corona® Extra bar blade (metal, engraved)
* Corona bar blade (wooden, engraved)
* Other bar blade bottle openers in our collection
1500th bottle opener

View from the top with our logo and the number 1500

View from the bottom with the bottle opener part and the magnets visible

### Notes

\*At this point the opener had been ready for over two weeks, but we specifically waited to inaugurate it at the perfect moment.

## Registry

### No. in colection

1500

Wooden handmade bottle opener made by father specifically for it to be the **1500th bottle opener in our collection**. The front has the number **1500** and **the logo of our collection** engraved into it, while the back houses the **bottle opener part** as well as a small and a larger magnet.

We opened a bottle with it and decided to leave the bottle cap inside to demonstrate how the bottle opening mechanism works. The bigger magnet is strong enough to support the weight of the opener, while the smaller one serving the purpose of keeping it horizontal.

## Story time

We wanted the *1500th bottle opener* to be a special and unique one, thus father set out create an opener himself. It had been ready for over two weeks by the time it was inaugurated, which actually happened right during a large haul from the flee markets in *Brașov*.

## See also

* Other handmade bottle openers in our collection
* Other custom bottle openers in our collection
Corona / Family Drinks old church key like bottle opener

## Corona / Family Drinks

The front

The back

**Corona / Family drinks** old church key like bottle opener. The end of the handle has a small hole.

The text "**No70 2661**" appears on the head of the opener.

This opener is listed as church key like due to the fact that it doesn't meet the requirements of the other categories in our coding of church key openers.

## Trivia

**Corona** was a brand of carbonated soft drink produced by *Thomas & Evans Ltd* in South Wales, and distributed across the United Kingdom. The firm was created by grocers *William Thomas* and *William Evans* when they saw a market for soft drinks caused by the growing influence of the temperance movement. The company's first factory was based in Porth, Rhondda, eventually expanding to 87 depots and factories throughout Britain.

Corona was sold to *The Beecham Group* in 1958 and subsequently to *Britvic Soft Drinks*, but stopped trading as a brand in the late 1990s.

## See also

* Church key openers
* Corona (soft drink) (Wikipedia)
Bottle cap shaped white plastic opener with Erdély inscription

## Erdély

View from the front

View from the back with the two openers visible

Bottle cap shaped white plastic bottle opener with **Erdély** inscription. Besides the inscription, some other typical Szekler symbols appear on the opener: the classic **Szekler gate**, a **pigeon with some flowers** (a common decorative motif) and the **coat of arms of Transylvania** in a small blue heart at the very bottom. The backside houses two openers, one for metal caps and one for plastic caps, as well as two strong magnets.

## Trivia

### Transylvania (Erdély)

**Erdély** (EN: *Transylvania*, RO: *Transilvania* or *Ardeal*) is a historical region located in central Romania. Bound on the east and south by its natural borders, the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended westward to the Apuseni Mountains. The term sometimes encompasses parts of the historical regions of Crișana and Maramureș, and occasionally the Romanian part of Banat. The region of Transylvania is known for the scenery of its Carpathian landscape and its rich history. It also contains major cities such as Cluj-Napoca, Brașov, Sibiu, Târgu Mureș, Alba Iulia, and Bistrița. The Western world commonly associates Transylvania with vampires because of the influence of *Bram Stoker*'s novel Dracula and the many films the tale inspired.

### Coat of arms of Transylvania

   The flag and **coat of arms of Transylvania** were granted by *Maria Theresa* in 1765, when she established a Grand Principality within the Habsburg Monarchy. While neither symbol has official status in present-day Romania, the coat of arms is marshalled within the national Romanian arms; it was also for decades a component of the Hungarian arms. The blazon1 of the coat of arms is: "*Per fess Azure and Or, a fess Gules between in chief an eagle issuant from the division Sable flanked by a sun-in-splendour Or and an increscent Argent, and in base seven towers Gules.*"

## See also

1 In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a *blazon* is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image.

* Bottle cap shaped white plastic opener with Szekler flag and SIC inscription
* Other bottle cap shaped bottle openers in our collection
Chaudfontaine church key like bottle opener

## Chaudfontaine

Chaudfontaine

**Chaudfontaine** church key like bottle opener.

Chaudfontaine is a Belgian mineral water brand owned today by the Coca Cola Company.

This opener is listed as church key like due to the fact that it doesn't meet the requirements of the other categories in our coding of church key openers.

## Trivia

### Chaudfontaine

The mineral waters in **Chaudfontaine** had been used in spas and baths since the end of the 17th century. The first mention of the water being bottled is from 1729.

In 1924 , the water was bottled by the company *Eau minérale thermale de Chaudfontaine*, belonging to the Canter family, and many new bottling plants in the region are soon established. In 1962 these bottling plants were taken over by the Piedbœuf brewery and construction of a new factory with 4 automated lines of racking and bottling was established in 1968. In 1988 the Piedbœuf group merged with Stella Artois to form the *Interbrew group*.

On 1 June 2003, Coca-Cola Belgium acquired Chaudfontaine. Significant transformations were carried out within the factory. Chaudfontaine water bottles were put into the Coca-Cola drink dispensers.

### Coca Cola

**Coca-Cola**, or **Coke**, is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by The Coca-Cola Company. Originally marketed as a temperance drink and intended as a patent medicine, it was invented in the late 19th century by *John Stith Pemberton* and was bought out by businessman *Asa Griggs Candler*, whose marketing tactics led Coca-Cola to its dominance of the world soft-drink market throughout the 20th century. The drink's name refers to two of its original ingredients: coca leaves, and kola nuts (a source of caffeine).

The current formula of Coca-Cola remains a trade secret; however, a variety of reported recipes and experimental recreations have been published. The company produces concentrate, which is then sold to licensed Coca-Cola bottlers throughout the world.

## See also

* Church key openers
* Chaudfontaine website (redirects to Coca Cola Belgium) (Dutch/French)
* Chaudfontaine (Wikipedia) (French)
* Coca Cola website
Bârlog square-shaped black plastic bottle opener and coaster

## Bârlog

View from the front with the logo and inscription

View from the backside with the layer of anti-skidding material visible

Square-shaped black plastic *coaster* with built in bottle opener with white painted **Bârlog** logo and an inscription writing "**Lasă prostiile și deschide odată un Bârlog.**" (EN: "*Cut out the nonsense and open a Bârlog for once.*") The backside has a thin layer of anti-skidding material so that the coaster doesn't move with the beer on top of it.

## Trivia

### Bârlog

**Bârlog** is a Romanian craft beer brand of the *Ursus Breweries* launched in 2020. It was opened in the old brewery building of Ursus on Calea Mănăștur nr. 2-6 in Cluj-Napoca, along with a pub and a gift shop.

### Ursus Breweries

The traces of Ursus lead back to 1878 when a brewery was founded in Cluj-Napoca. It is one of the best-selling beers in Romania and is the leader of the premium beer segment.

The company was owned by *SABMiller* from 1996 until March 2017 when **Ursus Breweries** became part of *Asahi Breweries Europe Ltd*.

## See also

* Multifunctional openers
* Bârlog website (Romanian)
* Ursus Breweries website
* Other bottle openers which also function as coasters in our collection
Auf zu extra! rectangle-shaped white plastic bottle opener

## Auf zu extra!

View from the front with the inscription

View from the backside which also serves as a "cork"

Rectangle-shaped white plastic bottle opener with **Auf zu extra!** (EN: "*To extra!*") inscription as well as the **extra logo** and a green arrow pointing towards the opener part. The backside, which also serves as a "*cork*", has a further inscription writing "**Made in Germany**".

## Trivia

**Extra** (stylized as **extra**) was a German retail store chain in the food sector. The first extra store was opened by the Schaper-Group in Düren in 1970. Extra was integrated into the Asko-Group in 1987, which in turn has been part of Metro Group since 1986. The Metro Group sold Extra to the REWE Group on 1 July 2008. The brand name Extra was announced to be phased out in 2009 and the stores renamed REWE.

## See also

* extra (Wikipedia)
* REWE white and black bottle opener and corkscrew
* Other rectangle-shaped plastic bottle openers in our collection
1 Thaler round metal bottle opener with portrait of Maria Theresia / blank backside

> Not to be confused with the 1 Thaler round metal bottle opener with portrait of Maria Theresia / coat of arms of Maria Theresia!
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## 1780 Maria Theresia 1 Thaler

M・THERESIA・D・G・R・IMP・HU・BO・REG /

blank backside

View from the front with the portrait of Maria Theresia

View of the blank backside

## Further information

### Type

Coin, Famous personality, Round metal bottle opener

## Registry

### No. in colection

1687

Round metal bottle opener made to look like a **1 Thaler** with the portrait of Maria Theresia from 1780. The front shows the **portrait of Empress Maria Theresia**, surrounded by the inscription "**M・THERESIA・D・G・R・IMP・HU・BO・REG・**", meaning "*Maria Theresia, Dei Gratia, Romanorum Imperatrix, Hungariae Bohemiaeque Regina*" (EN: "*Maria-Theresia, by the Grace of God, Roman Empress, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia*"). The backside of the opener is blank.

The *1 Deutsche Mark*, *1 Pfennig*, *10 Pfennigs*, etc. coins are often used as the base for round metal bottle openers, with one side of the opener having a "copy" of the coin and the other side housing an advertisement for whatever company produced it. For this reason we have created a category page for bottle openers made to look like coins.

This opener was part of an order from *G.C.*

## Trivia

### Thaler

A **thaler** (also **taler**, from German: *Taler*) is one of the large silver coins minted in the states and territories of the Holy Roman Empire and the Habsburg monarchy during the Early Modern period. A thaler size silver coin has a diameter of about 40 mm and a weight of about 25 to 30 grams. The word is shortened from Joachimsthaler, the original thaler coin minted in Joachimstal, Bohemia, from 1518.

While the first standard coin of the Holy Roman Empire was the Guldengroschen of 1524, its longest-lived coin was the Reichsthaler (Reichstaler), which contained 1⁄9 Cologne Mark of fine silver (or 25.984 g), and which was issued in various versions from 1566 to 1875. From the 17th century a lesser-valued North German thaler currency unit emerged, which by the 19th century became par with the Vereinsthaler.

### Empress Maria Theresia

**Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina** (German: *Maria Theresia*; 13 May 1717 – 29 November 1780) was the only female ruler of the Habsburg dominions and the last of the House of Habsburg. She was the sovereign of Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia, Transylvania, Mantua, Milan, Lodomeria and Galicia, the Austrian Netherlands, and Parma. By marriage, she was Duchess of Lorraine, Grand Duchess of Tuscany and Holy Roman Empress.

## See also

* Thaler (Wikipedia)
* Empress Maria Theresia (Wikipedia)
* The 1780 Maria Theresia 1 Thaler on numista.com
* 1 Thaler round metal bottle opener with portrait of Maria Theresia / coat of arms of Maria Theresia
* Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand ⅔ Thaler / Strube Novagemo brass colored round metal bottle opener
* Other bottle openers with portraits of famous personalities in our collection
* Other bottle openers made to look like coins in our collection
* Other round metal bottle openers in our collection
Bottle opener with ball-shaped wooden handle

Bottle opener with **ball-shaped wooden handle** and a keychain ring.

## Trivia

There are no markings on the opener and thus we weren't able to trace its origins so if *you* have any information about it, please share it with us!

## See also

* Bottle opener with dark colored long wooden handle and brass colored ring around its neck
* Other wooden bottle openers in our collection
1 Deutsche Mark 1975 / Spass mit smarties round metal bottle opener

## 1 Deutsche Mark 1975

Spass mit smarties

View from the side with the 1 Deutsche Mark

View from the side with the "Spass mit smarties" inscription

Round metal bottle opener made to look like a German **1 Deutsche Mark coin from 1975** from the front with a "**Spass mit smarties**" (EN: "*Have fun with Smarties*") inscription on the backside which is accompanied by three dragées.

This opener was part of an order from *G.C.*

The *1 Deutsche Mark*, *1 Pfennig*, *10 Pfennigs*, etc. coins are often used as the base for round metal bottle openers, with one side of the opener having a "copy" of the coin and the other side housing an advertisement for whatever company produced it. For this reason we have created a category page for bottle openers made to look like coins.

## Trivia

### Deutsche Mark (German Mark)

The **Deutsche Mark** (EN: *German mark*), abbreviated "DM" or "D-Mark", was the official currency of West Germany from 1948 until 1990 and later the unified Germany from 1990 until the adoption of the euro in 2002. The Germans usually called it D-Mark when referring to the currency, and Mark when talking about individual sums. Deutsche Mark was divided into 100 pfennigs.

### Smarties

**Smarties** are color-varied sugar-coated dragées (chocolate confectionery). They have been manufactured since 1937, originally by *H.I. Rowntree & Company* in the UK, and are currently produced by **Nestlé**. Smarties are oblate spheroids1 with a minor axis of about 5 mm (0.2 in) and a major axis of about 12 mm (0.5 in). They come in eight colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, mauve, pink and brown, although the blue variety was temporarily replaced by a white variety in some countries, while an alternative natural coloring dye of the blue color was being researched.

## See also

1 The oblate spheroid is the approximate shape of rotating planets and other celestial bodies, including Earth, Saturn, Jupiter, and the quickly spinning star Altair. Saturn is the most oblate planet in the Solar System, with a flattening of 0.09796. Enlightenment scientist *Isaac Newton*, working from *Jean Richer*'s pendulum experiments and *Christiaan Huygens*'s theories for their interpretation, reasoned that Jupiter and Earth are oblate spheroids owing to their centrifugal force.

* Deutsche Mark (German Mark) (Wikipedia)
* Smarties (Wikipedia)
* Nestlé website
* Kurfürsten Kölsch round metal bottle opener with coat of arms of the brewery
* Other bottle opener made to look like coins in our collection
Black plastic opener with old car and Gute Fahrt! inscription

## Gute Fahrt!

View from the front

View from the backside which houses the bottle opener itself as well as a "cork"

## Registry

### No. in colection

1081

Black plastic bottle opener with **an old car**, "**Gute Fahrt!**" (EN: "*(Have a) good ride!*") inscription and some more text painted with silver. The shape of the car resembles a *Ford model T*, however, it could be any other model of car from the early 1900's. The rest of the inscription is:

**Ihr**

**V.A.G. Partner**

**G. Häberli**

**Tel. 54041**

meaning: "*your V.A.G. partner*" followed by a name and a phone number. The word "**PLUPP**" appears on the backside of the opener which is probably the name of the company which produced it. The backside can also be used as a "cork".

This opener was part of an order from *G.C.*

## See also

* Other vehicle related bottle openers in our collection
A Mafiusa gypsum bottle opener in the shape of a female figure

## A Mafiusa

Gypsum **female figure** in red, white and black traditional clothing with **shotgun** under her right arm and a **sign with ""A Mafiusa" inscription** in her left hand.

This bottle opener was a gift from *Cs.T.* who brought it from his vacation to Sicily.

## Gallery

This opener is completed by the U Mafiusu gypsum bottle opener in the shape of a male figure:

U Mafiusu gypsum bottle opener in the shape of a male figure
## Trivia

A **mafia** is a type of organized crime syndicate whose primary activities are protection racketeering, arbitrating disputes between criminals, and brokering and enforcing illegal agreements and transactions. Nowadays the *'Ndrangheta*, originating in the southern Italian region of Calabria, is widely considered the richest and most powerful mafia in the world.

The term "mafia" was originally applied only to the **Sicilian Mafia** and originates in Sicily, but it has since expanded to encompass other organizations of similar methods and purpose, e.g., "the Russian Mafia" or "the Japanese Mafia". The term is applied informally by the press and public; the criminal organizations themselves have their own terms (e.g. the Sicilian Mafia and the related Italian-American Mafia refer to their organizations as "*Cosa Nostra*"). When used alone and without any qualifier, "Mafia" or "the Mafia" typically refers to either the Sicilian Mafia or the Italian-American Mafia and sometimes Italian organized crime in general.

## See also

* U Mafiusu gypsum bottle opener in the shape of a male figure
* Sicily island silhouette metal souvenir bottle opener with Sicila inscription and flag of the island (colored, red and yellow)
* Mafia (Wikipedia)
* Other human-shaped bottle openers in our collection
* Other souvenir bottle openers in our collection
Ace of Spades shaped black metal bottle opener

## ♠ Ace of Spades, black ♠

**Ace of Spades** shaped black metal bottle opener. The spades-shaped hole (♠) in the center serves as the bottle opener.

We ordered this bottle opener from *AliExpress*for $0,59.

## See also

* Other poker related bottle openers in our collection
* Ace of Spades shaped metal bottle opener
* Infinity Gauntlet shaped metal bottle opener
BT Asigurări yellow plastic opener (fist)

## BT Asigurări

The front

The back which also serves as a "cork"

Yellow plastic fist-shaped bottle opener with the **Banca Transilvania logo** and "**BT ASIGURĂRI**" (EN: "*BT insurances*") inscription. The backside of the opener also serves as a *cork*.

This opener was part of an order from *G.C.*

## Trivia

**Banca Transilvania S.A.** (*BT* for short) is a banking institution with headquarters in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The bank was founded in 1993 in Cluj-Napoca by a local business people group, with a capital of 2 billion RON, of which 79% was Romanian and 21% foreign. Currently, BT is on 1st place among banks in Romania in terms of assets with a market share of over 16%. Its activity is organized into four main business lines: corporate banking, IMM, retail banking and medical division. Banca Transilvania has about 1.76 million customers, 550 locations and over 7,000 employees.

This bottle opener was made as an advertisement for the insurance branch of BT.

## See also

* Fist-shaped plastic bottle openers
* Banca Transilvania (Wikipedia)
* Banca Transilvania website
* Other bank-related bottle openers in our collection
Blend transparent rectangle-shaped plastic opener

## Blend - The great taste in low tar

**Blend** transparent rectangle-shaped plastic bottle opener. There is a small hole at the end of its handle to which we later added a keychain ring so that we could hang it next to all the other transparent rectangle-shaped plastic bottle openers. The logo of the company can be seen in front of a yellow background with a boat floating in a river in front of the setting sun. The slogan of the cigarette brand is written at the bottom of the image: "**The great taste in low tar**".

## Trivia

**Blend** is a Swedish brand of cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by *"Svenska Tobaks AB"*. It was introduced in 1971 as a cigarette brand with lower tar. The first variant, which came to be known as *Yellow Blend* after the colour of the package, had 12 milligrams of tar. A *Blend White* variant was introduced in 1977 with 8 milligrams of tar in, then an *Ultra* in 1979 with 5 milligrams of tar and a *Ultima* in 1981 with 2 milligrams of tar. Brands today are numbered No. 1 (Yellow Blend), No. 2 (White Blend) and No. 3 (Ultra) and are mainly sold in Sweden, but are or were also available in Finland, Spain and Russia.

## See also

* Other bottle openers with cigarette brands in our collection
* Other transparent rectangle-shaped plastic bottle openers in our collection
Contacto rostfrei bottle opener made of metal, wood and transparent plastic

## Contacto rostfrei

View from the front

View from the backside with the inscriptions and the opener part visible

Rectangle shaped bottle opener made of metal, wood and transparent plastic with **Contacto rostfrei** inscription on the metal part. The three layers are held together with four rivets, one in each corner. It also has a small hole in the bottom right corner on the backside which exits through the side of the opener so that it can be hung on a keychain ring.

## Trivia

**Contacto** is one of the leading wholesalers and exporters of professional catering utensils, kitchenware, light equipment and tableware in Germany, but also in the UK, the rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Their product pallet contains more than 4000 high quality mainly stainless steel items, including professional pots & pans, Gastronorm containers, a huge variety of utensils and knives as well as trays, hollowware, cutlery, plate covers, chafing dishes and bar sundries. They also supply a range of stainless steel medical products.

## See also

* Contacto website
* Bottle openers produced by Contacto
Canada Dry church key opener

## Canada Dry

CANADA DRY sonnenreife Limo-Frische

   **Canada Dry** church key opener.

The full text on the opener says "**CANADA DRY sonnenreife Limo-Frische**" (EN: *Canada Dry sun-ripened lemonade freshness*).

## Trivia

Canada Dry is a brand of soft drinks owned since 2008 by the American company *Keurig Dr Pepper*. For over a century, Canada Dry has been known for its ginger ale, though the company also manufactures a number of other soft drinks and mixers.

Although Canada Dry originated in Canada, it is now produced in many countries around the globe, including the United States, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Japan, & a number of countries of the Middle East & Europe.

## See also

* Church key openers
* Frucade church key opener
* Canada Dry website
Coca Cola white plastic bottle cap shaped bottle opener

## Coca Cola

View from the front with the logo

View from the backside with the opener part visible

Bottle cap shaped white plastic bottle opener with red colored **Coca Cola** logo. The bottle opener part can be found on the backside.

This opener was a gift from *M.I.Ș.*

## Trivia

**Coca-Cola**, or **Coke**, is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by The Coca-Cola Company. Originally marketed as a temperance drink and intended as a patent medicine, it was invented in the late 19th century by *John Stith Pemberton* and was bought out by businessman *Asa Griggs Candler*, whose marketing tactics led Coca-Cola to its dominance of the world soft-drink market throughout the 20th century. The drink's name refers to two of its original ingredients: coca leaves and kola nuts (a source of caffeine).

The current formula of Coca-Cola remains a trade secret; however, a variety of reported recipes and experimental recreations have been published. The company produces concentrate, which is then sold to licensed Coca-Cola bottlers throughout the world.

## See also

* Coca Cola (Wikipedia)
* The Coca Cola website
* Drink Coca Cola bottle cap shaped red plastic bottle opener (renimex)
* Az Első Magyarországi Műszaki Szeminárium red plastic bottle cap shaped bottle opener
* Other bottle cap shaped bottle openers in our collection
1 Pfennig / Solinger Stahlwaren – Waffen und Munition round bronze colored metal bottle opener

## 1 Pfennig

Solinger Stahlwaren – Waffen und Munition

View from the side with the 1 Pfennig

View from the side with the Solinger Stahlwaren inscription and the rest of the text

## Registry

### No. in colection

1794

Round bronze colored metal bottle opener made to look like a German **1 Pfennig coin** from the front with **Solinger Stahlwaren – Waffen und Munition** (EN: "*Solingen Steel Goods – Weapons and Ammunition*") inscription on the backside. Further texts on this side write:

**Friedr. Kluthe**

**Inh. H.J. Nieper**

**563 Remscheid**

**Alleestr. 61–63**

**Tel. 24573**

These lines contain two names (first and second row) as well as the address (third and fourth rows) and phone number (last row) of the company.

The *1 Deutsche Mark*, *1 Pfennig*, *10 Pfennigs*, etc. coins are often used as the base for round metal bottle openers, with one side of the opener having a "copy" of the coin and the other side housing an advertisement for whatever company produced it. For this reason we have created a category page for bottle openers made to look like coins.

## Trivia

### Pfennig

The **pfennig** (symbol Pf. or ₰) or penny is a former German coin or note, which was the official currency from the 9th century until the introduction of the euro in 2002. While a valuable coin during the Middle Ages, it lost its value through the years and was the minor coin of the Mark currencies in the German Reich, West and East Germany, and the reunified Germany until the introduction of the euro. The Mark gold currency, introduced in 1871 (with the minting of the 20 Mark gold coin) as the currency of the newly founded German Reich, was divided as 1 Mark = 100 Pfennig. This partition was retained through all German currencies until 2001.

### Solinger Stahlwaren – Waffen und Munition

**Solinger Stahlwaren – Waffen und Munition** (EN: "*Solingen Steel Goods – Weapons and Ammunition*") was a German weapons and ammunition shop located on 61–63 Alleestraße in Remscheid, North Rhine-Westphalia.

## See also

* Pfennig (Wikipedia)
* Thurn und Taxis round golden metal bottle opener
* Neumarkter Lammsbräu round golden metal bottle opener
* Other bottle opener made to look like coins in our collection
* Other round metal bottle openers in our collection
Blank church key opener with V-shaped end

## Blank church key w/ V-shaped end

**Blank** church key opener with **V-shaped end**.

## Trivia

There are no markings on the opener and thus we weren't able to trace its origins so if *you* have any information about it, please share it with us!

## See also

* Church key openers
* Blank church key opener (ckC) (with hole)
* Blank church key opener (ckC) (without hole)
* Blank church key opener (ckCB)
* Blank church key opener (ckCL)
* Blank church key opener (ckCW)
* Blank enormous aluminium church key opener
* Dreko (made in GDR) church key opener with V-shaped end
Blank enormous aluminium church key opener

Blank enormous aluminium church key opener

**Enormous blank aluminium** church key opener. It also has a large hole at the very end of its handle so that it can be hung on a kitchen tool rack.

## Trivia

There are no markings on the opener and thus we weren't able to trace its origins so if *you* have any information about it, please share it with us!

## See also

* Church key openers
* Blank church key opener (ckC) (with hole)
* Blank church key opener (ckC) (without hole)
* Blank church key opener (ckCB)
* Blank church key opener (ckCL)
* Blank church key opener (ckCW)
* Blank church key opener with V-shaped end
* Heineken half beer bottle shaped dark brown translucent plastic bottle opener
Bottle opener with dark colored long and thin wooden handle (Rostfrei inscription)

Bottle opener with **dark colored long and thin wooden handle** and with **Rostfrei** (EN: stainless steel) inscription on the head, leading us to believe that the opener was produced in Germany. The handle is held in place by two rivets and its very end seems to have been damaged.

## Trivia

There are no further markings on the opener and thus we weren't able to trace its origins so if *you* have any information about it, please share it with us!

## See also

* Other wooden bottle openers in our collection
Coca Cola START rectangle-shaped red plastic bottle opener

## Coca Cola START

View from the front with the logo and the inscriptions

View from the backside which also serves as a "cork"

Rectangle-shaped red plastic bottle opener with **Coca-Cola** logo, a **START** inscription inside a yellow heart and two more rows of text writing "**Servește Tot Acum Rece ca gheața Tuturor**" (EN: "*Serve now ice cold for everyone*"). The backside of the opener also serves a "*cork*".

This opener was a gift from *O.C.*

## Trivia

**Coca-Cola**, or **Coke**, is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by The Coca-Cola Company. Originally marketed as a temperance drink and intended as a patent medicine, it was invented in the late 19th century by *John Stith Pemberton* and was bought out by businessman *Asa Griggs Candler*, whose marketing tactics led Coca-Cola to its dominance of the world soft-drink market throughout the 20th century. The drink's name refers to two of its original ingredients: coca leaves and kola nuts (a source of caffeine).

The current formula of Coca-Cola remains a trade secret; however, a variety of reported recipes and experimental recreations have been published. The company produces concentrate, which is then sold to licensed Coca-Cola bottlers throughout the world.

## See also

* Coca Cola (Wikipedia)
* The Coca Cola website
* Stella Artois glass shaped flat metal bottle opener
* Other rectangle-shaped plastic bottle openers in our collection
Bitte ein Bit round bottle opener with soccer ball pettern and German soccer team

## Bitte ein Bit ⚽️

View from the front

View from the back

**Bitte ein Bit** round plastic bottle opener with **soccer ball pattern** and the brewery slogan, accompanied by four stars, on the front and **German soccer team** on the back.

"Bitte ein Bit" is the slogan of the German Bitburger Brewery (Bitburger Brauerei) founded in 1817 by *Johann Wallenborn* and located in Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate.

The text translates to "*A Bit, please*", "Bit" being the short form of the name of the beer, **Bitburger**.

The word **RITZENHOFF** appears on the metal opener part on either sides, marking the company which produced the opener. *Ritzenhoff* is a German elite kitchenware producer. The shape of this opener is specific to the company.

This opener was part of an order from *G.C.*

## Trivia

*Johann Peter Wallenborn* (1784-1839) founded the brewery in Bitburg in 1817 at the age of 33. His father owned a brewery in Kyllburg. Three years after Wallenborn's death in 1839, *Ludwig Bertrand Simon* (1813-1869) married Wallenborn's daughter *Elisabeth* and became the owner of the brewery, naming it *Simonbräu*. Their son, *Theobald Simon* (1847-1924), took over the brewery in 1876 at the age of 29.

The slogan of the company is "Bitte ein Bit" which literally translates to "Please, a Bit" or "A Bit, please". In the 1970s, a second slogan was introduced: "*Abends Bit, morgens fit*" ("Bit in the evening, fit in the morning") implying that the consumption wouldn't lead to a hangover.

Bitburger ranks no. 3 among Germany's best selling beers in 2015 and is *Deutschlands Fassbiermarke Nr. 1* (EN: "*Germany's Draft Beer no.1*"), which is advertised on most products.

## See also

* Bitburger Brewery website
* Bitburger Brewery (Wikipedia)
* Ritzenhoff website (German)
* Bitte ein Bit church key opener
* Other football (soccer) related bottle openers in our collection
Beer stein shaped metal souvenir bottle opener with the coat of arms of the Czech Republic

## Prague Beer stein

**Beer stein** shaped metal souvenir bottle opener with the **coat of arms of the Czech Republic** as well as **Prague** and **Czech Republic** inscriptions.

## Trivia

**Beer stein** is an English term for either traditional beer mugs made out of stoneware, or specifically ornamental beer mugs that are usually sold as souvenirs or collectibles. They may have open tops or hinged pewter lids with a thumb-lever.

## See also

* Prague Orloj shaped metal souvenir opener with Praha inscription
* Praha city silhouette metal souvenir opener (colored)
* Other souvenir bottle openers in our collection
* Other beer mug shaped bottle openers in our collection
Bottle opener with hollow orange plastic handle

Bottle opener with long **hollow orange plastic handle** and "**Stainless Steel**" inscription on the head. The divided part at the bottom of the handle serves as a hole by which the opener can be, for example, hung.

There are no markings on the opener, thus we weren't able to trace back its origins. If *you* have any information, please share it with us!

## See also

* Other plastic bottle openers in our collection
Bottle opener with aluminium head and white plastic handle

Bottle opener with **aluminium head** and **white colored plastic handle**. There are some decorative lines going around the handle underneath the neck of the opener. It also has an elongated hole at the very end of the handle so that it can be hung.

## Trivia

There are nor markings on the opener and thus we weren't able to trace its origins so if *you* have any information about it, please share it with us!

## See also

* Bottle opener with transparent plastic and dark grey rubber handle and ®MODEL inscription
* Bottle opener with turquoise plastic handle
Campari Soda red glazed enormous church key opener

## Campari Soda

Red glazed enormous church key opener with white colored **Campari Soda** inscription on its handle. A similar inscription is written in a circle around the large hole at the end of its handle: » **"Campari Soda" Milano** «.

This opener was part of an order from *G.C.*

## Trivia

**Campari** is an Italian alcoholic liqueur, considered an apéritif (20.5%, 21%, 24%, 25%, or 28.5% ABV, depending on the country in which it is sold), obtained from the infusion of herbs and fruit (including chinotto and cascarilla) in alcohol and water. It is a bitters, characterized by its dark red color. Campari was invented in 1860 by *Gaspare Campari* in Novara, Italy. It was originally colored with carmine dye, derived from crushed cochineal insects, which gave the drink its distinctive red color. It discontinued the use of Carmine in 2006.

In 1904, Campari's first production plant was opened in Sesto San Giovanni, near Milan, Italy. Under the direction of *Davide Campari*, Gaspare's son, the company began to export the beverage, first to Nice in the heart of the French Riviera, then overseas. The Campari brand is now distributed in over 190 countries. Campari is a registered trademark of *Davide Campari Milano S.P.A.*, which is part of **Gruppo Campari** (*Campari Group*). According to trade statistics in 2016, the Campari Group owns 45% of all global liquor brands by sales.

" ***CampariSoda** was created in 1932 and is considered the first pre-batched carbonated cocktail in the world. Its distinctive taste and colour is due to the optimal balance of Campari and soda water, making CampariSoda a unique and refreshing Aperitivo. The unmistakable flavour and the striking red color of the drink, as well as the shape and texture of the bottle has made CampariSoda an icon of the Italian aperitivo.* "

 - description of CampariSoda from the website of the company

## See also

* Church key openers
* Campari (Wikipedia)
* Campari website
	+ CampariSoda on the Campari website
* Cinciano / effervescente naturale bottle opener with wooden handle (painted, red)
* Red painted cast iron church key like bottle opener with small flower at the end of the handle
Austria round metal souvenir opener

## Austria

Round metal souvenir bottle opener with the **Austria** inscription and the **coat of arms of Austro-Hungarian Monarchy** above it. The backside of the opener is plain.

This opener was a gift from *I.P.*

## See also

* Other bottle openers with coats of arms in our collection
* Other souvenir bottle openers in our collection
* Other round metal bottle openers in our collection
Budweiser FIFA 2010 bar blade (red rubber, painted)

## Budweiser (FIFA)

**Budweiser** bar blade bottle opener with red rubber handle. This opener was made as part of the campaign by Budweiser for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the brewery being one of the main sponsors of the tournament.

The text under the logo writes "**OFFICIAL BEER OF THE 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP**". The copyright logo of the organization appears under the main text: "**© 1974 FIFA ™**". The cup itself also appears to the left of the text.

There is a thumb hole at one end and a letterbox cut at the other to remove the crown seals from a bottle. The thumb hole may be used to pull bottles out of ice, by placing the hole over the neck of the bottle, then lifting it. The speed opener is widely used by professional bartenders all around the world.

## Gallery

There are a few similar bottle openers in our collection, two metal bar blades, one with a smaller logo and one with a larger logo:

Budweiser bar blade (metal, big logo), Budweiser bar blade (metal, small logo) and this bottle opener.
## Trivia

### Budweiser

**Budweiser** is an American-style pale lager produced by *Anheuser-Busch*, part of **AB InBev**. Introduced in 1876 by *Carl Conrad & Co.* of St. Louis, Missouri, Budweiser has become one of the largest-selling beers in the United States.

Internationally, Budweiser may also refer to an unrelated pale lager beer, originating in *České Budějovice*, Czech Republic (in German, *Budweis*) produced by the *Budějovický Budvar brewery*. The parallel existence of two separate brands with the same name has given rise to a series of trademark disputes between them. Usually, either Anheuser-Busch or Budějovický Budvar are granted the exclusive use of the *Budweiser* name in a given market. Anheuser-Busch commonly uses the *Bud* brand for its beer when *Budweiser* is not available. The AB lager is available in over 80 countries, though not under the Budweiser name where Anheuser-Busch does not own the trademark.

### 2010 FIFA World Cup

**FIFA** (French: ***F**édération **I**nternationale de **F**ootball **A**ssociation*, *English: International Federation of Association Football*) is a non-profit organization which describes itself as an international governing body of association football, fútsal and beach soccer. It is the highest governing body of association football.

The **2010 FIFA World Cup** was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010. The bidding process for hosting the tournament finals was open only to African nations. In 2004, the international football federation, FIFA, selected South Africa over Egypt and Morocco to become the first African nation to host the finals.

## See also

* Budweiser (Wikipedia)
* Budweiser website
* FIFA World Cup (Wikipedia)
	+ 2010 FIFA World Cup (Wikipedia)
* Budweiser bar blade (metal, small logo)
* Budweiser bar blade (metal, big logo)
* Other bar blade bottle openers in our collection
* Other sports related bottle openers in our collection
* Other football (soccer) related bottle openers in our collection
Beck's green-and-grey plastic bottle opener

## Beck's

**Beck's** bottle opener with dark green and grey plastic handle.

The current logo of the brewery appears rearranged on the opener: the "coat of arms" (the shield with the white key in front of a red background) along with the REG. and TM. inscriptions are placed in front of the Beck's inscription, unlike in the official logo where it appears above the text.

## Trivia

**Beck's Brewery**, also known as **Brauerei Beck & Co.**, is a brewery in the northern German city of Bremen.

In 2001, Interbrew agreed to buy Brauerei Beck for 1.8 billion euros; at that time it was the fourth largest brewer in Germany. US manufacture of Beck's Brew has been based in St. Louis, Missouri, since early 2012 but some customers have rebelled against the US market version.

## See also

* Beck's Brewery (Wikipedia)
* Beck's Brewery website
Budapest city silhouette metal souvenir opener (colored)

## Budapest

Metal souvenir bottle opener in the shape of a **Budapest inscription** with the colors of the Hungarian flag (red-white-green). The symbols which appear on the opener are (from left to right):

* the **coat of arms of Hungary**, which was reinstated on 3 July 1990, after the end of communist rule. The arms have been used before, both with and without the Holy Crown of Hungary, sometimes as part of a larger, more complex coat of arms, and its elements date back to the Middle Ages;
* the **Parliament Building** (Hungarian: *Országház*, which translates to *House of the Country* or *House of the Nation*), the seat of the National Assembly of Hungary, a notable landmark of Hungary, and a popular tourist destination in Budapest. It is situated on Kossuth Square in the Pest side of the city, on the eastern bank of the Danube. It was designed by Hungarian architect *Imre Steindl* in neo-Gothic style and opened in 1902. It has been the largest building in Hungary since its completion;
* and the **Széchenyi Chain Bridge** (Hungarian: *Széchenyi lánchíd*), a chain bridge that spans the River Danube between Buda and Pest, the western and eastern sides of Budapest, the capital of Hungary. It was designed by English engineer *William Tierney Clark* and built by Scottish engineer *Adam Clark*, and it was the first permanent bridge across the Danube in Hungary. It was opened in 1849.

## Trivia

**Budapest** is the capital and the most populous city of Hungary, and the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits. The city has an estimated population of 1,752,286 over a land area of about 525 square kilometres (203 square miles). Budapest is both a city and county, and forms the centre of the Budapest metropolitan area (a population of 3,303,786, comprising 33% of the population of Hungary).

## See also

* Aluminum can shaped metal souvenir opener with image of Budapest
* Other silhouette bottle openers in our collection
* Other souvenir bottle openers in our collection
Brass souvenir bottle opener with the eagle of Poland and Polska inscription

## The Eagle of Poland

Brass bottle opener with **the eagle of the Polish coat of arms** and **Polska inscription**. The opener also has a keycahin ring at the top.

## Trivia

The **coat of arms of Poland** is a white, crowned eagle with a golden beak and talons, on a red background. It was adopted in 1295 and was last modified in 1990.

In Poland, the coat of arms as a whole is referred to as *godło* both in official documents and colloquial speech, despite the fact that other coats of arms are usually called an *herb*.

## See also

* Brass souvenir bottle opener with the Wawel Dragon and Kraków inscription
* Other brass bottle openers in our collection
* Other souvenir bottle openers in our collection
Art of Dining by Heinner bar blade (metal, black paint)

## Art of Dining

Metal bar blade from the **Art of Dining** line of kitchen tools by **Heinner**.

There is a thumb hole at one end and a letterbox cut at the other to remove the crown seals from a bottle. The thumb hole may be used to pull bottles out of ice, by placing the hole over the neck of the bottle, then lifting it. The speed opener is widely used by professional bartenders all around the world.

## Trivia

**Heinner** is a brand of the Romanian **Network One Distribution** electro-IT distribution company. First launched as *HEINNER Electrocasnice* (EN: "*HEINNER Appliances*") in 2011, the brand grew over the years with *HEINNER Cooking* and *HEINNER Tools* being introduced in 2014, and *HEINNER Home*, *HEINNER Care* and **HEINNER Art of Dining** introduced in 2016.

## See also

* Heinner website (Romanian)
* Network One Distribution website (Romanian)
* Other bar blade bottle openers in our collection
Corona® Extra bar blade (metal, engraved)

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## Corona® Extra

**Corona® Extra** metal bar blade bottle opener with engraved inscription.

There is a thumb hole at one end and a letterbox cut at the other to remove the crown seals from a bottle. The thumb hole may be used to pull bottles out of ice, by placing the hole over the neck of the bottle, then lifting it. The speed opener is widely used by professional bartenders all around the world.

This opener was part of an order from *V.D.*

## Gallery

There is a very similar bottle opener in our collection with the main difference being that it has a *registered symbol* (®) at the end of the "Corona" inscription. The other one is also a bit less shiny and the engraving isn't exactly identically (most visible on the crown).

Corona Extra bar blade (metal, engraved)
## Trivia

**Corona Extra** (stylized as **Corona. Extra**) is a pale lager produced by Cervecería Modelo in Mexico for domestic distribution and expor. The Corona brand is one of the top-selling beers worldwide. Outside Mexico, Corona is commonly served with a wedge of lime or lemon in the neck of the bottle to add tartness and flavor. In the US, Corona Extra is the top-selling imported drink.

## See also

* Corona website
* Corona (Wikipedia)
* Corona Extra bar blade (metal, engraved)
* Corona bar blade (wooden, engraved)
* Other bar blade bottle openers in our collection