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Re: Friday Funnies - early - church key



I've heard that it is because the pointed end is shaped like a frame church.
Or the round of the opposite end was shaped like the handle end of an old
church key.

A quick search offered the following.

http://www.just-for-openers.org/Church-Key.html

http://plateaupress.com.au/wfw/churckey.htm

And, for the younger crowd, if you're interested in what one looks like,
scroll almost to the bottom
http://www.dantiques.com/selectcategory.mv?Doc=bottles.htm&Ctl_Stg=2%7C60

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-----Original Message-----
From: Kelly, Shelly H [mailto:Kellysh@CL.UH.EDU]
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 12:42 PM
To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
Subject: Re: Friday Funnies - early


But I've always wondered why it was called a "church key."

Shelly Henley Kelly
University Archivist

Neumann Library
University of Houston Clear Lake
2700 Bay Area Blvd
Houston TX 77058
281-283-3936
Kellysh@cl.uh.edu


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thieman, Deidre [SMTP:Thieman.Deidre@MBCO.COM]
> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 11:31 AM
> To:   ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
> Subject:      Friday Funnies - early
>
> Our tour center tells me that when we have flat top cans on display, they
> occasionally get questions about how they were opened.  People born after
> the invention of pull tabs and pop tops may have never seen a church key
> can
> opener.
>
> Deidre Thieman
> BA - Moving Image Arts; MLIS - archives specialization; SAA, AFI, AMIA
> Corporate Archivist
> Miller Brewing Company
> 3939 W. Highland Blvd.
> Milwaukee, WI 53208
> 414-931-4435
> 414-931-6318 (Fax)
> dthieman@mbco.com

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