Owned by:

Robert Jackson Thomas, American, 1889 - 1929  Search this

Subject of:

Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1969  Search this

Medium:

metal

Dimensions:

Closed: 2 5/16 x 11/16 x 5/16 in. (5.9 x 1.7 x 0.8 cm)

Opened: 2 5/16 x 2 1/16 x 5/16 in. (5.9 x 5.2 x 0.8 cm)

Type:

tools

Place used:

United States, North and Central America

Date:

ca. 1920

Description:

Small metal corkscrew and can opener. One side of the corkscrew has "MADE & PAT'D IN THE U.S.A" stamped into the metal. The other side of the corkscrew has "Nifty" imprinted in script. This item was found inside the pockets of a Pullman Porter uniform owned by Robert Jackson Thomas.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Labor  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Descendants of Robert and Georgia Thomas, Pulaski, Tenn.

Object number:

2012.75.8

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification:

Tools and Equipment

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50a8797f7-12e2-41af-a263-004f828d1b5f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.75.8