VINTAGE STARR "X" FRONT / #2 BACK. DRINK COCA COLA BOTTLE OPENER CIRCA 1920'S

Description

According to Brown Manufacturing Company , producers of the bottle openers, the first ‘Drink Coca-Cola’ STARR “X” bottle openers started to appear around 1929. Around this time, the ‘Coca-Cola’ STARR bottle opener evolved to the Starr “X” design. Which you can see clearly in the photos .Thomas C. Hamilton, a citizen of Boston, Massachusetts, filed for a patent on September 18, 1924 for a Bottle Cap Puller. The patent, 1,534,211, was issued on April 21, 1925. In 1943, certain modifications were made to the patent allowing a new patent for #2,333,088 to be issued to Raymond Brown, the owner of Brown Mfg. Company. Prior to the early 1970’s, all bottle openers were cast in various foundries throughout the USA. Since then and until December 31, 2006, all ‘Drink Coca-Cola’ STARR “X” bottle openers have been cast at the Brown foundry in Germany.
There are two versions of this opener. The other difference is on the back. Any opener made between 1929 - the early 1970s would say "Made in the USA". Which this one does say Made in the USA . This meant it was molded at any of the foundries throughout the USA that the Brown Co. used.