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Brabantia orange metal bottle opener

## brabantia (orange)

View from the front with the logo

View from the backside with the built in "cork"

Rectangle-shaped orange multifunctional metal bottle opener with **brabantia** logo on the front and a built-in cork on the back.

The backside of the opener also functions as a *cork* by sliding the two rails across the mouth of a bottle. The rubber mat also helps in making the seal airtight.

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

## Gallery

There are two other color variations of this bottle opener in our collection: a brown and a lime green one.

brabantia brown metal bottle openerbrabantia lime green metal bottle opener
## Trivia

**Brabantia** is a manufacturer of household tools and kitchenware with its roots in the Netherlands, in the province of Brabant. *Van Elderen*, the founder of the company started producing milk cans and jugs in 1919, and later pedal bins in 1952, with the company's iconic Patrice’ pattern dating from 1969. Today the fourth generation is at the helm of the family business with subsidiary companies worldwide.

## See also

* Multifunctional openers
* Brabantia website
* brabantia brown metal bottle opener
* brabantia lime green metal bottle opener
* Brabantia Profile stainless steel bottle opener with black rubber strip at the neck
* Other rectangle-shaped metal bottle openers with corks in our collection
Australia rectangle-shaped red-gold-blue colored metal souvenir bottle opener with images of a koala and a kangaroo

## Australia souvenir bottle opener with koala and kangaroo

Rectangle-shaped metal souvenir bottle opener with **Australia** inscription inside of a golden stripe running through the middle of the field. On the two sides of the stripe **a koala sitting on a branch** in front of a red background and **a kangaroo jumping** in front of a blue background can be seen. There is also a *can piercer* at the very bottom of the opener.

## Trivia

**Australia**, officially the **Commonwealth of Australia**, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country. Australia's population of nearly 26 million, in an area of 7,617,930 square kilometers, is highly urbanized and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard. Canberra is the nation's capital, while the largest city is Sydney, and other major metropolitan areas are Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide.

Indigenous Australians inhabited the continent for about 65,000 years, prior to the first arrival of Dutch explorers in the early 17th century, who named it New Holland. In 1770, Australia's eastern half was claimed by Great Britain and initially settled through penal transportation to the colony of New South Wales from 26 January 1788, a date which became Australia's national day. The population grew steadily in subsequent decades, and by the time of an 1850s gold rush, most of the continent had been explored by European settlers and an additional five self-governing crown colonies established. On 1 January 1901, the six colonies federated, forming the Commonwealth of Australia. Australia has since maintained a stable liberal democratic political system that functions as a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy, comprising six states and ten territories.

Australian forests are mostly made up of evergreen species, particularly eucalyptus trees in the less arid regions. Among well-known Australian animals are the monotremes (the platypus and echidna); a host of marsupials, including the **kangaroo**, **koala** and wombat, and birds such as the emu and the kookaburra. Australia is home to many dangerous animals including some of the most venomous snakes in the world. The dingo was introduced by Austronesian people who traded with Indigenous Australians around 3000 BCE.

## See also

* Australia (Wikipedia)
* Australia rectangle-shaped metal souvenir bottle opener with two koalas
* Other souvenir bottle openers in our collection
Bergenbier beer bottle shaped metal bottle opener

## Bergenbier

Beer bottle shaped thin metal bottle opener with **Bergenbier** logo and a keychain ring.

## Trivia

**Bergenbier** is a Romanian beer produced by Bergenbier S.A. The company was founded in 1994 in Ploiești by the international *StarBev* company, which was bought - together with all its subsidiaries - in 2012 by *Molson Coors* for 2,6 billion euros.

Besides the Bergenbier and Noroc brands, the brewery produces Staropramen, Stella Artois, Beck's, Löwenbräu, Leffe and Hoegaarden under license. The Bergenbier Brewery is also the official sponsor of the Romanian national football team. The name "Bergenbier" can be translated from German as "*mountain beer*", referring to the fact that Romania has a mountainous terrain, thus beer being brewed between the mountains.

## See also

* Bergenbier (Wikipedia) (Romanian)
* Bergenbier website (Romanian)
* Molson Coors website
* Bergenbier bottle opener with yellow plastic handle
* Other beer bottle shaped bottle openers in our collection
COOP TEHNOMETAL bottle opener with small dark red plastic handle

## COOP TEHNOMETAL

View from the front

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

Bottle opener with small dark red plastic handle and with **COOP TECHNOMETAL** logo. The backside also serves as a "*cork*".

## Gallery

There is an almost identical bottle opener in our collection with the two main differences being the color and that on the other bottle opener there are a few more rows of text:

COOP TEHNOMETAL Satu Mare bottle opener with small dark blue plastic handle
## Trivia

During the communist era of Romania all privately owned businesses and companies became state-owned and many were merged into so-called "*co-ops*" (short for *cooperatives*; RO: *cooperative*) and got new names which suggested what their profiles were, such as "*Metchim*" (blend between the words "metal" & "chimie"; EN: "metal" & "chemistry") or "*Tehnometal*" (blend between the words "tehnologie" & "metal"; EN: "technology" & "metal"). Thus "**Coop Tehnometal**" meant a cooperative working with metals.

## See also

* COOP TEHNOMETAL Satu Mare bottle opener with small dark blue plastic handle
* Other bottle openers with small plastic handles in our collection
Actual multifunctional white plastic bottle opener

View from the front with the logo

View from the backside with the corkscrew and the symbols visible

Multifunctional white plastic bottle opener with unfolding *corkscrew* and built-in *lighter* and with red-and-blue colored **Actual** logo. The backside has a tutorial on how to change the lighter, consisting of a few small symbols and the word "**Pull**" which show the direction in which it needs to be pulled out. A text writing "**Made in Germany**" appears underneath the big indentation on the backside which allows the user to open the corkscrew, marking its country of origin.

This opener was part of an exchange with *F.D.*

## Trivia

**Actual** is one of Europe's largest suppliers of a complete range of windows, doors, glass walls and shades.

" *ACTUAL is a strong brand characterized by clean, straight lines, purist aesthetics, the best thermal insulation and the excellent quality represented by an Austrian family business. ACTUAL window production in Upper Austria and Styria is carried out at the most modern level in international comparison. We have 50 years of experience in the plastic industry and 100 years in wood processing in window production.* "

 - description of ACTUAL from the company's website

## See also

* Multifunctional openers
* ACTUAL website (German)
* AEG multifunctional white plastic bottle opener
* Cassens multifunctional white plastic bottle opener
* Eurapid multifunctional white plastic bottle opener
* Hagos multifunctional white plastic bottle opener
Chaumes RocheBaron Saint Albray dark red Laguiole corkscrew

## Chaumes, RocheBaron and Saint Albray, Laguiole

**Laguiole** corkscrew with dark red plastic handle on which a transparent sticker with the words **Chaumes RocheBaron Saint Albray** is applied.

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

## Trivia

The three names are different types of French cheese:

* **Chaumes** is a cow's milk cheese from Saint-Antoine-de-Breuilh in the Périgord (South West of France), made by traditional cheese-making processes. Translated literally, "chaumes" is French for *stubble*;
* **Rochebaron** is a soft blue cheese made from pasteurised cow's milk, in the town of Beauzac in the Auvergne region, in the Massif Central, France;
* **Saint Albray** is a soft cheese invented in 1976 which comes from the Aquitaine region of France. It is roughly similar to Camembert cheese, it has the same attributes, but is not quite as strong and has more fat than the latter.

**Laguiole** originally made high-quality traditional Occitan pocket-knives, produced in the "knife-city" of Thiers where 70% of the French cutting tool production comes from, and in the small village of Laguiole, both located in the Massif central region of France. Classic Laguiole knives feature a slim, sinuous outline traditional utilizing a single blade, but sometimes a corkscrew or some other implements are added.

There is much mythology about *the insect* depicted on the spring. A legend identifies the design as a bee granted by *Emperor Napoleon I* (the bee was adopted as a dynastic symbol by Napoleon) in recognition of the courage of local soldiers. However, the "bee" on the Laguiole knives was only introduced after World War II, more than a century after the death of the emperor. Technically, "la mouche" (the fly) is the end of the backspring, which sits over the rotating part of the blade. The upper section was expanded to form a thumb rest. Older Laguiole knives feature many kinds of decorated springs which don't necessarily feature insects.

## See also

* Chaumes (Wikipedia)
* Rochebaron (Wikipedia)
* Saint Albray (Wikipedia)
* Laguiole website (French)
* Laguiole (Wikipedia)
* Heineken beer crate shaped yellow plastic bottle opener
* Ursus rectangle-shaped double-sided red plastic bottle opener
* Other Laguiole tools in our collection
* Other kitchen and bar tools in our collection which do not have bottle openers built into them
AC/DC bar blade (metal, painted)

## ACϟDC

View from the front with the logo

View from the backside with the inscriptions

**ACϟDC** metal bar blade bottle opener. The classic logo of ACϟDC appears in red in front of a black background. A small text on the back reads: **©2017 Leidseplein Presse B.V.** / **Under License to** / **Perryscope Productions / Epic Rights**.

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 bottle opener was purchased from the *Rock Cellar* (HU: *Rockpince*) in Budapest, Hungary.

## Trivia

**AC/DC** (stylized as **ACϟDC**) are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by Scottish-born brothers *Malcolm and Angus Young*. Although their music has been variously described as hard rock, blues rock, and heavy metal, the band themselves call it simply "rock and roll".

AC/DC have sold more than 200 million records worldwide, including 71.5 million albums in the United States, making them the tenth highest-selling artist in the United States and the 14th best selling artist worldwide.

## See also

* KISS metal bottle opener
* Other band-related bottle openers in our collection
* Other bar blade bottle openers in our collection
Bluna church key opener

## Bluna

Bluna

**BLUNA** church key opener. The text on the opener appears in uppercase letters.

Bluna is an orange soft drink produced by the German **Mineralbrunnen Überkingen-Teinach AG**, the same company, which produces the better-known *Afri-Cola*, since 1994.

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

## Trivia

In 1952, the company *F. **Blu**mhoffer **Na**chfolger GmbH* started to produce **Bluna**. It became a hit among consumers. In 1965, it also started being sold in cans. Today, Bluna is sold in four flavors: orange (the original flavor), lime, lemon, and mandarin orange. Advertisement slogans for Bluna such as "*Sind wir nicht alle ein bisschen Bluna?*" (EN: "*Aren't we all a bit Bluna?*") and "*Wie Bluna bist Du?*" (EN: "*How Bluna are you?*") have been very successful and the former has found its way into everyday language.

## See also

* Church key openers
* Bluna (Wikipedia)
* Bluna website (German)
* Warsteiner church key opener (type 1)
Adam and Eva corkscrew and opener set (black paint)

## Adam and Eva

**Adam and Eva** *corkscrew* and bottle opener set with the names painted in black. Their shape resembles the human body, with the corkscrew and the bottle opener part being their "heads". The two items can be used when taken apart, but they are intended to be stored by being pushed together: the *wooden pin* (representing the male reproductive organ) on the corkscrew slides into the *hole* (representing the female reproductive organ) of the bottle opener. The set originally came in a cardboard box, which we don't own, but pictures of it are available on the internet.

**Note**: unfortunately this set is not in perfect condition as the two tiny wooden spheres which should be hanging at the end of the strings attached to the corkscrew (representing the testicles) are missing.

## Trivia

**Adam** and **Eve**, according to the creation myth of the Abrahamic religions, were the first man and woman. They are central to the belief that humanity is in essence a single family, with everyone descended from a single pair of original ancestors. It also provides the basis for the doctrines of the fall of man and original sin that are important beliefs in Christianity.

## Gallery

The bottle opener (Eva) separatelyThe corkscrew (Adam) separatelyBefore sliding them togetherWhen slid together
## See also

* Adam and Eve (Wikipedia)
* Adam and Eve corkscrew and opener set (blue paint)
* Other religious themed bottle openers in our collection
Cinciano / effervescente naturale bottle opener with wooden handle (painted, red)

## Cinciano

effervescente naturale

View from the side with the main inscription

View from the side with the secondary inscription

**Cinciano** bottle opener with wooden handle. An inscription writing "**effervescente naturale**" (EN: "*naturally fizzy*") appears on the other side of the handle.

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

## Trivia

**Cinciano** was a brand of Italian mineral water which got its name from the village of Cinciano, part of the city of Poggibonsi in the province of Siena, Tuscany, where it was produced. Very little information can be found about the company on the internet. Today the region is mostly known for its wines.

## See also

* Find Cinciano on the www.acqueminerali.it website (Italian)
* Red painted cast iron church key like bottle opener with small flower at the end of the handle
* Campari Soda red glazed enormous church key opener
Bulgaria country silhouette metal souvenir bottle opener with Bulgaria inscription, ships and dolphins (colored, dark and light blue)

## Bulgaria (country silhouette)

Metal bottle opener in **the shape of Bulgaria** with "Bulgaria" inscription, a couple of dolphins, two small sailboats, a larger ship, the sun and some white clouds. The ocean is painted with dark blue whilst the sky with light blue. The opener also has a keychain ring.

This opener was a gift from *M.M.*

## See also

* Corona. Extra surfboard shaped white rubber keychain (redirects to the Váry Collection Facebook page)
* Other country silhouette shaped bottle openers in our collection
* Other souvenir bottle openers in our collection
AGA Norgas transparent rectangle-shaped plastic opener

## AGA Norgas

**AGA Norgas** transparent rectangle-shaped plastic bottle opener. There is also a tiny "**Denmark**" inscription at the very top of the head, marking the country of origin of the opener itself. It is also equipped with a keychain ring.

## Trivia

**AGA** (abbreviation of ***A**ktiebolaget **G**as-**A**ccumulator*, EN: *Gas Accumulator Ltd.*) was a Swedish industrial gas company founded in 1904. In 2000, AGA was integrated into **Linde AG**.

**Norgas** is a former Norwegian industrial company formed in 1966 by the merger of *Norsk Aktieselskap Gasaccumulator*, which was founded in 1908 by the Swedish industrial group AGA, and *Norsk Surstof & Vandstoffabrik A/S* (founded in 1912). Norgas produced various types of gases, as well as equipment and materials for gas welding, electric welding and cutting, firelighting and more. The company had factories in several locations in Norway and many subsidiaries, including from 1968 *Unitor*, which supplied equipment to the merchant fleet.

In 1983, AGA took over the gas division of Norgas. The remaining Norgas changed its name to *Actinor* and thereafter concentrated mainly on pharmaceutical activities through its subsidiary *Nyegaard & Co* (Nycomed, acquired in 1981). In 1986 Actinor was incorporated into the industrial group *Hafslund*.

## See also

* Aktiebolaget Gas-Accumulator (AGA) (Wikipedia)
* Linde Gas website
* Read about Norgas on the Store norske leksikon (Norwegian)
* Other transparent rectangle-shaped plastic bottle openers in our collection
Az Első Magyarországi Műszaki Szeminárium red plastic bottle cap shaped bottle opener

## Az Első Magyarországi Műszaki Szeminárium

1985 November, Budapest

View from the front with the inscription and the logo

View from the backside with the opener part visible

Bottle cap shaped red plastic bottle opener with white colored **Az Első Magyarországi Műszaki Szeminárium** and **1985 November, Budapest** inscriptions, as well as a logo containing a couple of gears, a microscope and a **Coca Cola contour bottle** in the center. The bottle opener part can be found on the backside along with a small *Made in W. Germany* inscription.

This opener was part of an order from *A.K.*

## Trivia

### Az Első Magyarországi Műszaki Szeminárium

**Az Első Magyarországi Műszaki Szeminárium** (EN: *The First Hungarian Technical Seminar*) was a technical seminar held in November 1985 in Budapest, Hungary.

### 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

* Coca Cola (Wikipedia)
* The Coca Cola website
* Drink Coca Cola bottle cap shaped red plastic bottle opener (renimex)
* Coca Cola white plastic bottle cap shaped bottle opener
* Other bottle cap shaped bottle openers in our collection
Brabantia lime green metal bottle opener

## brabantia (lime green)

View from the front with the logo

View from the backside with the built in "cork"

Rectangle-shaped lime green multifunctional metal bottle opener with **brabantia** logo on the front and a built-in cork on the back.

The backside of the opener also functions as a *cork* by sliding the two rails across the mouth of a bottle. The rubber mat also helps in making the seal airtight.

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

## Gallery

There are two other color variations of this bottle opener in our collection: a brown and an orange one.

brabantia brown metal bottle openerBrabantia orange metal bottle opener
## Trivia

**Brabantia** is a manufacturer of household tools and kitchenware with its roots in the Netherlands, in the province of Brabant. *Van Elderen*, the founder of the company started producing milk cans and jugs in 1919, and later pedal bins in 1952, with the company's iconic Patrice’ pattern dating from 1969. Today the fourth generation is at the helm of the family business with subsidiary companies worldwide.

## See also

* Multifunctional openers
* Brabantia website
* brabantia brown metal bottle opener
* brabantia orange metal bottle opener
* Brabantia Profile stainless steel bottle opener with black rubber strip at the neck
* Other rectangle-shaped metal bottle openers with corks in our collection
Bayreuther Bierbrauerei AG church key opener

## Bayreuther Bierbrauerei AG

**Bayreuther Bierbrauerei AG** flat church key opener.

## Trivia

" *In 1857 the 24-year-old brewer Hugo Bayerlein returned from Munich to his hometown of Bayreuth. He had his first brewing experience in southern Bavaria and wanted to found his own brewery and create beer according to his personal taste. He bought some land on the Herzog hill, applied for the construction of the brewery and began to brew beer. Thanks to modern technology and excellent cooling and storage options in the cellars under the brewery, the beer from the Bayreuth brewery quickly convinced the customers. The demand for Bayreuth beer increased rapidly and some of it was delivered to the neighboring state of Thuringia.* "

 - part of the history of the *Bayreuther Bierbrauerei AG* on the company's website (German)

## See also

* Church key openers
* Bayreuther Bierbrauerei AG website (German)
* Bayreuther Bierbrauerei AG (Wikipedia) (German)
* Bayreuther Bierbrauerei AG church key like bottle opener
Borsodi translucent dark green plastic bottle opener

## Borsodi

**Borsodi** translucent dark green plastic bottle opener with a small chain attached to its very top. The thinner part at the bottom of its handle, where the logo is painted, serves a *can opener*: by sliding it between the pull tab and the top of the can the user is able to open it much easier than by using only their fingers.

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

## Trivia

**Borsodi Sörgyár Rt.** (EN: *Borsodi Brewery*) is a brewery located in the village of Bőcs, near Miskolc, the capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county in northeastern Hungary.

Construction of a 22,000 m² brewery began in 1969 in the village of Bőcs, Hungary. The brewery began producing beer in 1973 with initial production of 874,000 hl. In 1991 after the fall of communism, the brewery was privatized and in 1993 it was purchased by the Belgian Interbrew (now **InBev**). The purchase of the brewery led to significant improvements in several aspects of brewing including higher quality, use of improved technology, and better product development. Although the company has been under foreign ownership since 1993, it still produces a line of Hungarian beers in addition to some foreign beers brewed under license.

## See also

* Borsodi Brewery (Wikipedia)
* Borsodi website (Hungarian)
* GYÖNGY red-and-white glazed brass bottle opener
* Alanya Türkiye souvenir bottle opener with image of the Kızıl Kule (Red Tower) (triangle)
Brass colored barrel like round metal bottle opener with built-in cowbell with blue, red and white flowers

View from the front with the three flowers visible

View from the backside

Barrel like round metal bottle opener with **built-in cowbell** with **blue, red and white flowers**. The head of the opener is well detailed with six bulges (three on either side) and a large leaf on the neck with barely visible lines depicting the staves and hoops of the barrel on the body. The middle of the body is cut out to leave space for the cowbell which is attached by a black leather strap.

## 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

* Other barrel like round metal bottle openers in our collection
Azerbaijan round bronze-colored souvenir opener

## Azerbaijan

**Azerbaijan** round bronze- colored souvenir bottle opener with the **country's flag** and an image of the **Maiden Tower.**

This opener was a gift from *L.B.*

## Trivia

The **Maiden Tower** (Azerbaijani: *Qız qalası*) is a 12th-century monument in the Old City, Baku, Azerbaijan. Along with the Shirvanshahs' Palace, dated to the 15th century, it forms a group of historic monuments listed in 2001 under the UNESCO World Heritage List of Historical Monuments as cultural property, Category III. It is one of Azerbaijan's most distinctive national emblems, and is thus featured on Azeri currency notes and official letterheads.

## See also

* The Maiden Tower (Baku) (Wikipedia)
* Other souvenir bottle opener in our collection
Brass bottle opener in the shape of an alpaca with Cusco Peru inscription

## Cusco Peru, brass alpaca

Brass bottle opener in the shape of an **alpaca** with **Cusco Peru** inscription.

## Trivia

### Cusco, Peru

**Cusco** (Spanish: *Cuzco*; Quechua: *Qusqu*) is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region and of the Cusco Province. The city is the seventh most populous in Peru. The city was the historic capital of *the Inca Empire* from the 13th century until the 16th-century Spanish conquest. In 1983, Cusco was declared a *World Heritage Site* by *UNESCO* with the title "City of Cuzco". It has become a major tourist destination, hosting nearly 2 million visitors a year. The Constitution of Peru designates it as the Historical Capital of Peru.

### Alpacas

The **alpaca** (*Lama pacos*) is a species of South American camelid mammal. It is similar to, and often confused with, the llama. However, alpacas are often noticeably smaller than llamas. The two animals are closely related and can successfully crossbreed. Both species are believed to have been domesticated from their wild relatives, the vicuña and guanaco. There are two breeds of alpaca: the Suri alpaca and the Huacaya alpaca.

## See also

* Brass bottle opener in the shape of a vicuna with Peru Vicuna inscription
* Brass bottle opener in the shape of a Native American with an axe
* Brass bottle opener in the shape of an Inca figure
* Hand-shaped long brass bottle opener
* Other bottle openers in the shape of animals in our collection
Coca Cola tiny red plastic bottle opener with built-in cork

## Coca Cola

View from the front with the logo

View from the backside with the "cork" visible

Tiny red plastic bottle opener with built-in cork and **Coca Cola** logo. The metal bar on the backside serves as the opener part while the round white piece of rubber underneath of it is the "cork".

This opener was a gift from *Gy.V.*

## 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

* Multifunctional openers
* Coca Cola (Wikipedia)
* The Coca Cola website
Bow tie shaped white plastic bottle opener with hidden corkscrew

## Bow tie (white, plastic)

View from the top

View from the bottom with the bottle opener part visible

White plastic multifunctional bottle opener in the shape of a **bow tie**. The bottle opener part can be found on the underside while the *corkscrew* is hidden inside of it (see the gallery). The two clips in the middle can be used to attach the opener to the neck of a wine bottle. A small **W. Germany** inscription can be seen on the part of the bow tie with the corkscrew, as well as an **unknown coat of arms** with a diagonally split shield with two bears facing each other and a registered symbol (®).

## Gallery

The opener taken apart to reveal the corkscrew as well as the W. Germany inscription and the coat of arms
## See also

* Large metal slip joint pliers with small bottle opener in the handle
Augustiner-Bräu church key opener

## Augustiner-Bräu

Augustiner-Bräu

**Augustiner-Bräu** big church key opener with modified head.

Augustiner-Bräu is a brewery in Munich, Germany. Established in 1328, it is Munich's oldest independent brewery. The company is owned by the *Edith Haberland Wagner Trust* 51% and the *Inselkammer-Family* 49%.

This opener was part of an exchange with *F.D.*

## Trivia

In 1328, the Augustinian monks began brewing beer in their monastery near the Cathedral of Munich. For almost 500 years the monks kept brewing their beer right in the Augustinian monastery – selling it in their, among the people of Munich, ever so popular "Klosterschenke" (monastery tavern). In recognition of the exceptional quality of the Augustinian beer, the ruling Monarch exempted the monastery brewery from all taxes back then.

In 1803 the state took over the Augustinian monastery in the course of secularization. The monastery's own brewery was privatized and, in 1817, moved to nearby Neuhauser Strasse due to disrepair of the monastery. Brewer *Anton Wagner*, hailing from Freising, acquired the business in 1829 and since then it has been operative as a privately owned brewery. Later on, his son, *Josef Wagner* built a new modern structure on Landsberger Strasse, at the time on the outskirts of the city, where the brewery moved to in 1885 – this is the place they brew to date. Nonetheless, the former brewery on Neuhauser Strasse is still crucial to Augustiner-Bier: in 1886, famous Munich architect *Emanuel von Seidl* remodeled the original building into a restaurant with a beer hall - today's "*Zum Augustiner*".

Over the years and with significant investments, Augustiner-Bräu have expanded the capacity of the brewery as well as brought the production up-to-date time and time again. They place extraordinary value to their traditional oak barreled draft beer, which receives special care from the brewmasters.

As one of six breweries located within Munich's city limits, its beers are among those served at **Oktoberfest**.

## See also

* Church key openers
* Augustiner-Bräu website
* Augustiner-Bräu (Wikipedia)
* Sinalco church key opener
* Schimpfle-Bier church key opener
* Sankt Martin church key opener
BrillenCult very short human-shaped white plastic bottle opener

## BrillenCult

Very short human-shaped white plastic bottle opener with black plastic feet and an orange colored **BrillenCult** logo on its chest. A link to the website of the company, **www.brillencult.de**, appears underneath the logo and a text with two phone numbers of BrillenCult oculists in Augsburg and Friedberg is written around the head of the opener: "**Augsburg ☎ 4534533 · Friedberg ☎ 5886799**".

## Trivia

**BrillenCult** is a small chain of oculists in Germany with two offices, one in Augsburg, Bavaria, and one in Friedberg, Hesse. The name of the company roughly translates to "*culture of glasses*".

## See also

* BrillenCult website (German)
* Other human-shaped bottle openers in our collection
Bottle cap shaped white plastic opener with Szekler flag and SIC inscription

## Szekler flag and SIC inscription

The front

The back with the two openers

**Bottle cap** shaped white plastic bottle opener with **SIC** inscription and **Szekler flag** in the background (*SIC* is the common abbreviation of *Székelyföld*, EN: *Szeklerland*). The backside houses two openers, one for metal caps and one for plastic caps, and two strong magnets.

## Trivia

The **Székelys** (sometimes also referred to as **Szeklers**) are a subgroup of the Hungarian people living mostly in the Székely Land in Romania. In the Middle Ages, the Székelys played a role in the defense of the Kingdom of Hungary against the Ottomans in their posture as guards of the eastern border. With the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, Transylvania (including the Székely Land) became part of Romania, and the Székely population was a target of Romanianization efforts.

The **flag of the Székelys** (Hungarian: *Székely zászló*, Romanian: *Drapelul secuilor*) or **Szekler flag** is the flag used by the Hungarian Székely community of Romania. It is a blue flag with a golden strip and a "sun-star" and crescent moon, both perceived as ancient Székely symbols. Being designed by *Ádám Kónya*, the Szekler National Council adopted it in 2004 and is since then a symbol for the Székely people.

## See also

* Bottle cap shaped white plastic opener with Erdély inscription
* Other bottle cap shaped openers in our collection
Corona bar blade (wooden, engraved)

## Corona

**Corona bar blade** with wooden body and metal frame. The head as well as the thumb hole are also made out of metal. The Corona logo is engraved into both sides of the opener.

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

**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® Extra bar blade (metal, engraved)
* Other bar blade bottle openers in our collection
Bottle opener with blank white plastic handle

Bottle opener with **blank white plastic handle**. The handle has an indentation right underneath the neck where the user can place their thumb for a better grip, as well as a hole at the end so the opener 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

* Bottle opener with blank lime green plastic handle which goes around its head
Christoph Bayerlein Colonia Versicherungen trapezoid-shaped metal bottle opener with wooden insert

## Christoph Bayerlein COLONIA - Versicherungen

Trapezoid-shaped metal bottle opener with wooden insert on which the following inscription can be read:

**Christoph Bayerlein**

**COLONIA - Versicherungen**

**8587 Haag 50**

**Tel. 09201 / 12 24**

This text contains the name of a person in the first row who – most probably – works or worked at the insurance company (*Colonia Versicherungen*, EN: *Colonia Insurance*) mentioned in the second row. The address of the company appears in the third row: 8587 (postal code), Haag, Germany, as well as a telephone number in the fourth row. The backside of the opener also serves as a "cork".

## See also

* Multifunctional openers
* Elektro-Sauernheimer trapezoid-shaped metal bottle opener with wooden insert
* Mikkel trapezoid-shaped metal bottle opener
* Other trapezoid-shaped metal bottle openers with corks in our collection
Corgoň red plastic bottle opener with built-in speaker

## Corgoň

View from the front with the logo

View from the backside with the speaker visible

Red plastic bottle opener with **built-in speaker** and with the **Corgoň** logo.

When the two metal "teeth" of the opener meet *the circuit is closed* and the pre-recorded sound starts to play. The entire backside can be taken off to replace the batteries. The speaker is placed on the front above the image of Homer behind the nine tiny holes in the shape of a circle.

This opener was part of an order from *A.K.*

## Trivia

**Corgoň** beer comes from Nitra, where it was originally produced. The roots of the brand date back to 1896, making it one of the oldest Slovak beers. After the political changes in the former Czechoslovakia, the Nitra brewery was privatized and renamed **Pivovar Karšay** (EN: *Karšay Brewery*) in 1992. In 1997 the global concern **Heineken** bought the brewery.

The Corgoň brand has been sold since 1988 and the name is derived from a local legendary hero, the blacksmith Corgoň.

## See also

* Heineken Slovakia website (Slovak)
* Corgoň (Wikipedia) (Slovak)
* Other sound emitting bottle openers in our collection
Agip round yellow plastic bottle opener

## Agip

View from the front with the logo

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

Round yellow plastic bottle opener with the **Agip logo**. The yellow plastic is molded around a metal base. The backside of the opener also serves as a "cork".

## Trivia

**Agip** (***A**zienda **G**enerale **I**taliana **P**etroli*, EN: *General Italian Oil Company*) is an Italian automotive gasoline, diesel, LPG, lubricants, fuel oil and bitumen retailer established in 1926 after Sinclair Oil, a U.S. oil company, and the Italian Ministry of National Economy created a fifty-year joint venture agreement in 1924 to explore for oil in Emilia-Romagna and Sicily. It has been a subsidiary of the multinational petroleum company **Eni** since 2003, when Eni acquired Agip Petroli S.p.A., creating the Refining and Marketing Division (R&M).

## See also

* Agip (Wikipedia)
* Petrom transparent plastic bottle opener
* Petrom (distribuit de GASPECO) transparent plastic bottle opener
* Other round plastic bottle openers in our collection
Bethlehem brass souvenir bottle opener with Mary and Jesus

## Bethlehem

Brass souvenir bottle opener with **Bethlehem** inscription as well as an image of **Mary** holding **baby Jesus**. The engraving of the two figures shows details of the robes, hairline and different parts of their bodies. They also both have a halo around their heads. The engraving also shows a green-painted grape with leaves underneath the text which is itself outlined with red. There is also a hole at the very top so that it can be hung on a kitchen tool rack.

## Gallery

This opener shares striking similarities with the Jerusalem brass souvenir bottle opener with camel, leading us to believe that they are part of a series of souvenir openers from the Middle East.

The two openers side by side
## Trivia

**Bethlehem** is a Palestinian city located in the central West Bank, Palestine, about 10 km south of Jerusalem. The Hebrew Bible identifies it as the city *David* was from and where he was crowned as the king of Israel. The Gospels of Matthew and Luke identify Bethlehem as the birthplace of *Jesus*.

## See also

* Bethlehem (Wikipedia)
* Jerusalem brass souvenir bottle opener with camel
* Other brass bottle openers in our collection
* Other religious themed bottle openers in our collection
* Other souvenir bottle openers in our collection
Blank elongated trapezoid-shaped metal bottle opener

**Blank elongated trapezoid-shaped metal bottle opener**. There is a hole at the end of the handle so the opener can be hung on a kitchen tool rack.

This opener was a gift from *Gy.V.*

## 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

* Other metal bottle openers in our collection
* Blank flat metal bottle opener with teardrop-shaped handle
Alessi devil-ghost-shaped black plastic bottle opener

## Devil-ghost (Alessi)

The front

The back with the patent of the manufacturer

Black plastic bottle opener in the shape of a **ghostly devil** made by **Alessi**, an Italian kitchenware manufacturing company. The logo of the company along with the country of origin appear in a circle on one side of the opener. There is also an **unknown logo with a monkey** above it.

The hard plastic body is molded around a metal core. The smiling mouth is the bottle opener part, with the upper tooth made to look like the ghost's actual teeth. Two small eyes are also indented on either side.

## See also

* Alessi website
* Other humanoid-shaped bottle openers in our collection
Bullet-shaped golden metal bottle opener

## Bullet

**Bullet**-shaped golden metal bottle opener with keychain ring. The opener part is the indentation on the side of the cartridge. The tip of the bullet is made of a copper colored, heavier metal.

We ordered this bottle opener from *AliExpress* for $2.37.

## See also

* Other bottle openers in the shape of weapons in our collection
Coca Cola Zero black curved metal bottle opener

## Coca Cola Zero

View from the front with the logo

View from the side with the can opener visible

**Coca Cola Zero** black curved metal bottle opener with white paint and a keychain ring. The top of the opener also has a thin metal tooth which serves as a *can opener*.

This opener, along with the Torino round metal souvenir bottle opener with the Mole Antonelliana and with a perpetual calendar on its backside, were a gift from *A.B.*

## 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.

**Coca-Cola Zero Sugar** is a diet cola produced by The Coca-Cola Company. The drink was introduced in 2005 as **Coca-Cola Zero** as a new no-calorie cola. In 2017, the formula was modified and the name updated, a change which led to some backlash. Another formula change occurred in the UK in July 2021, in the USA in August 2021 and in Canada in September 2021.

## See also

* Coca Cola (Wikipedia)
* The Coca Cola website
* Torino round metal souvenir bottle opener with the Mole Antonelliana and with a perpetual calendar on its backside
* Other curved metal bottle openers in our collection
Blank rectangle-shaped cast iron bottle opener with black leather insert

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## Registry

### No. in colection

1138

**Blank rectangle-shaped cast iron bottle opener with black leather insert**. The upper layer of the leather has started to wear off due to being used a lot.

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!

## Gallery

There is a similar bottle opener with "Gerüstbau G. Schmitz" inscription on it in our collection:

Gerüstbau G. Schmitz rectangle-shaped cast iron bottle opener with black leather insert
## Story time

We found this opener at a flee market in *Brașov* and it was the first - and last - time we had seen this type of opener. However, the same day we found one with "Gerüstbau G. Schmitz" inscription at the same flee market, but at a different vender. It was quite interesting how we found them both on the same day at almost the same place and never again since then. This is also the reason why we believe this particular opener to be from Germany - since its sibling is from there as well.

## See also

* Gerüstbau G. Schmitz rectangle-shaped cast iron bottle opener with black leather insert
* Other metal bottle openers in our collection
Budapest dog-shaped metal souvenir bottle opener

## Budapest (dog)

Metal souvenir bottle opener **in the shape of a sitting dog** with **Budapest** inscription on its tail. The bottle opener part is very cleverly hidden inside the dog's head, with a small inscription on the very top saying "**opener**". The dog also has a black-colored spiked collar around its neck.

The **Parliament Building** (Hungarian: *Országház*, which translates to *House of the Country* or *House of the Nation*) appears on the dog's back, which is 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.

## 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

* Budapest beer bottle shaped metal souvenir bottle opener with silhouette of Hungary
* Heineken green multifunctional bottle opener
* Other souvenir bottle openers in our collection
* Other animal-shaped bottle openers in our collection
Camel oval-shaped metal bottle opener

## Camel

Oval-shaped metal bottle opener with the logo of **Camel** cigarettes. The opener also has a keychain ring.

We bought this opener together with the Cabana Scornicești opener from a seller in Bucharest who wouldn't send it through the mail, so our good friend, *C.O.* was kind enough to pick it up for us. Thank you!

## Trivia

**Camel** is an American brand of cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in the United States and by Japan Tobacco outside the U.S. Most current Camel cigarettes contain a blend of Turkish tobacco and Virginia tobacco. Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the city where R. J. Reynolds was founded, is nicknamed "Camel City" because of the brand's popularity.

## See also

* Camel cigarettes (Wikipedia)
* Other bottle openers with cigarette brands in our collection
* Cabana Scornicești small metal bottle opener (yellow)
Bottle opener with small blank yellow plastic handle

View from the front

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

**Bottle opener with small blank yellow plastic handle. The backside of the opener also serves as a "cork".**

## 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

* Other bottle openers with small plastic handles in our collection
Blank red painted church key opener (ckT)

View from the front

View from the backside

Custom **blank, red painted** thin church key opener.

## Story time

We acquired this bottle opener in a very rusty, worn down condition. After treating it and removing all the rust there wasn't much left of its original nickel plated finish and so we decided to customize it by painting it red.

## See also

* Church key openers
* Other custom bottle openers in our collection
Brass bottle opener with toy soldier riding a rocking horse

## Toy soldier on rocking horse 🏇

Brass bottle opener with **toy soldier riding a rocking horse**. The soldier has a slight resemblance to *hussars*. The opener is well detailed with delicate lines on the clothes of the soldier and the armor of the horse with depictions of the spur and the scabbard as well.

## 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

* Other brass bottle openers in our collection
* Other bottle openers resembling humans in our collection
* Other bottle openers depicting humans in our collection