Posted 3 years ago
dav2no1
(841 items)
Starr X Coca-Cola Bottle Opener
Funny how things work out sometimes...I was eyeballing a used patinaed Coca-Cola Opener a broker had. I just couldn't come to his price. Then I found this brand new one in the box. You know I love bottle openers. Not my first Starr X, but surprisingly my first Coca-Cola one.
Box has excellent graphics and information. Still looking to find data on dating boxes by the graphics. As usual, there are lots of fakes out there and misinformation.
I believe this one is made in the 1950s. It has the newer patent number. "All openers made after 1943 will have the newer patent number
"Any opener made between 1929 - the early 1970s would say "Made in the USA"."
So we know my opener has the newer patent number and is made between 1943-1970.
One interesting thing I discovered..above the "Made in U.S.A." is a number 27..I believe this correlates to where it was cast. If you compare this opener to my other Starr X opener, you can clearly see the stamping (VA. etc) on the front lines up differently depending on who made it.
***For information on Starr X history, I'll link my other post in the comments.
Coca-Cola
In 1886 by an Atlanta pharmacist, John S. Pemberton (1831–88), created this formula at his Pemberton Chemical Company. The formula was intended as a medicine for temperance.
***Links to my other post with further information on Starr X.
https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/302441-starr-x-bottle-opener
Nice. I have this one on the wall in my kitchen. I also found it new in the box, but it was before I started collecting stuff like this so just put it on the wall and tossed the box. It never occurred to me that it was collectible..
If we only knew what we know now.