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Scissors

On February 18, 1958 Harvey A. Brownson of Baltimore, Maryland was granted U. S.

Patent Number 2,823,395 for his

Combined Seal Cutter and Closure Removing Device

.

Brownson wrote

―

It is one of the objects of this invention to provide a unique cutter-

remover device for cutting a seal on a bottle and for simultaneously removing the bottle

cap or cork.

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Brownson applied for his patent on September 14, 1956. On the

same date, he filed for a design patent on a similar device without

the folding worm. For this he was granted U. S. Design Patent

D180,316 on May 21, 1957; nine months before the utility patent.

The title for this one is

Combined Seal Cutter and Bottle Cap Remover.

An example of the design patent is shown below. This one is marked U.S.A. PAT.

PENDING and has the advertising

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Say Seagram's and be Sure / Seagram Distillers Co.

New York.

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The top tool is marked

NOGENT INOX DEPOSE

MADE IN FRANCE. In

addition to a folding worm, it

has a folding sardine can

opener. The tool on the bottom

is marked RECOSO

SOLINGEN (Germany).