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Many varieties of the Vaughan hand held can openers can
be found with prices stamped right on the handles. These
were designed to be packaged in bulk and sold on
housewares racks without benefit of display cards. The
Vaughan opener shown here is a little more complicated
than the lightweight examples with folding worm and
was even discounted!
On April 2, 1935, Dewitt Sampson and
John M. Hothersall were granted U. S.
Patent Number 1,996,550 for their can
opener invention. In Vaughan
‟
s
“
Quick
and Easy
”
can opener the underside of
the handle is formed with finger grips.
In 1976 Vaughan issued catalog No. 122
and billed the company as
“
World
‟
s
Largest Manufacturer of Can and Bottle Openers.
”
Their address was then 900
North Kilpatrick Avenue.
By the early 1980s the Vaughan line included:
No. 179 Beverage Spoon and Bottle Opener
No. 56 Easy-Slyde Shoe Horn and Bottle Opener
No. 204-A Paint Can and Bottle Opener
No. 400 Tap Boy with corkscrew.
No. 425 Quad-fold
No. 1 Never Chip Wall Bottle Opener
No. 936 Stationary Can Opener
Three Flat Cap Lifters
Two Wire Type Cap Lifters
