"Squeezit" Bottle Opener;"Squeezit" Bottle Opener
Chase Brass & Copper Company Inc (created by)
Mattatuck Historical Soc (owned by)
Harry Laylon (associated with)
Mattatuck Historical Soc (owned by)
Harry Laylon (associated with)
1937 – 1941
1937 – 1941 (Date manufactured/created
Date manufactured/created)
1937 – 1941 (Date manufactured/created
Date manufactured/created)
Brass; chromium plating, Brass; chromium plating
Bottle Opener, Bottle Opener
5 in. W
X
1 1/2 in. D
5 in. W X 1 1/2 in. D , Diameter , Circumference Measurement Notes:
5 in. W X 1 1/2 in. D , Diameter , Circumference Measurement Notes:
"Squeezit" Bottle Opener was promoted as the "only bottle opener with an entirely different working principle. Hook it over the top of the cap, squeeze the handle against the bottle, and the cap is off. A spring holds the cap from flying". As the "Squeezit" did not bend caps, they could also be reused.
The "Squeezit" Bottle Opener was promoted as the "only bottle opener with an entirely different working principle. Hook it over the top of the cap, squeeze the handle against the bottle, and the cap is off. A spring holds the cap from flying". As the "Squeezit" did not bend caps, they could also be reused.
The "Squeezit Bottle Opener" (Chase Item No. 90086) was designed by Theodore H. Low and Harry Laylon. Low, of New Haven, Connecticut, was granted a solo mechanical patent and shared the design patent with Harry Laylon for "Squeezit". Introduced in 1937, the "Squeezit" was regarded as so unusual that even the catchy name was registered.
The "Squeezit" Bottle Opener was promoted as the "only bottle opener with an entirely different working principle. Hook it over the top of the cap, squeeze the handle against the bottle, and the cap is off. A spring holds the cap from flying". As the "Squeezit" did not bend caps, they could also be reused.
The "Squeezit Bottle Opener" (Chase Item No. 90086) was designed by Theodore H. Low and Harry Laylon. Low, of New Haven, Connecticut, was granted a solo mechanical patent and shared the design patent with Harry Laylon for "Squeezit". Introduced in 1937, the "Squeezit" was regarded as so unusual that even the catchy name was registered.
Purchase. The Acquisition Fund, 2004.
Purchase. The Acquisition Fund, 2004.
Purchase. The Acquisition Fund, 2004.
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