Vintage 2-Way Silverplated DOLPHIN BEER BOTTLE OPENER!

Vintage 2-Way Silverplated DOLPHIN BEER BOTTLE OPENER! - eBay (item 310073905302 end time Aug-13-08 19:44:42 PDT)

This graceful silver plated dolphin looks like a paperweight, but does excellent work by cracking your beers open. It has two ways to work, unscrewing the cap underneath or prying it off with the tail.

The sticker on the tail says, "International Silver Company. Silver plated. Made in China." Besides the graceful arched body, the dolphin has little eyes and nostrils.

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Brass Kneeling African Woman BOTTLE OPENER 4.5-Inches!

Brass Kneeling African Woman BOTTLE OPENER 4.5-Inches! - eBay (item 310047558947 end time May-10-08 17:41:24 PDT)

This bottle opener is a kneeling African woman dressed in nothing but a high wire neck decoration, long skirt and upswept hairdo. She's sleek and has an attractive feline face.

She looks like a figurine, small and heavy, black and likely brass, just large enough to nicely fit your hand. There is no maker's mark. The opener of this African woman bottle opener is in the base.

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Vintage Cast Iron PARROT BOTTLE OPENER Freestanding!

Vintage Cast Iron PARROT BOTTLE OPENER Freestanding! - eBay (item 310027058312 end time Mar-04-08 17:59:47 PST)

This vintage bottle opener is a painted cast iron parrot that stands upright, ready to grab and open a bottle with his open hooked beak. The side of the stand is marked, "JW©."

The color is clearest on the blue outer tail, yellow under tail and black stand. Some red shows on the belly, black beak, white face and maybe blue or green wings. Most of the original color is obscured by heavy patina.

The open beak of this parrot bottle opener is still sharply hooked and likely opens a bottle cap quick as a wink. It might open a can just as readily.

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