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The bottom of the base on the nude corkscrew is marked

Miss America Chicago 1934. The Miss America pageant

was started in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 1921. The

contest was suspended from 1928 through 1932. It was

revived in 1933 and Marian Bergeron, Miss Connecticut,

was crowned Miss America. The contest was again

suspended for the year 1934. The World's Fair (Century of

Progress) was held in Chicago in 1933-1934. Marian was

the reigning Miss America for the fair.

Vaughan’s “Quick and Easy” cork puller and bottle opener: “Souvenir of A Century of Progress

Chicago 1934.”