November 23, 2008
After the first effective bottle cap was patented in the 1890s, people began designing devices to get them open, including wall-mounted and figural openers, and the 'church key,' a triangle-tipped opener. Beer companies soon realized that bottle openers could be good advertising, and began putting their brands on them. Many early openers were made in interesting shapes, designed for example to resemble horses, automobiles, mermaids or women.
My mother brought home a bunch of openers back in 1977, and that got me started collecting. I thought it woul… [more]
I’ve been a beer stein collector for about 25 years. About 10 years ago I sold my business, a specialty dat… [more]
George Barone, an executive at Bank of America, is an avid collector of American beer coasters and the webmas… [more]
This site features photos of beer advertising openers from the early 1900s, organized alphabetically by state. But … [more]
The guys at the Connecticut Chapter of the Brewery Collectibles Club of America have created a full-on tribute to t… [more]
Assembled by Gunther Rademacher with the help of several other contributors, this collection of over half a million… [more]
This pre-1965 collection is organized alphabetically by brand and contains scans of seemingly thousands of beautif… [more]
Norbert Lamping's collection of 600+ ceramic bottle stoppers, Hutter stoppers, swingtops, swivel stoppers, and ligh… [more]
Though partially restricted to members-only, this site has a huge amount of free, publicly available and incredibly… [more]
A quick tour of pre-Prohibition bock beer label designs with nice, high resolution scans. Do the whole slide show o… [more]
This site features a fascinating variety of over 1000 beer bottle labels from around the world. Though focused main… [more]
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Solid Bronze~eskimo~clicquot Club Figural Bottle Opener$19.99 Ends Tuesday 2 bids
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Art Deco Black Americana Blackamoor Metal Bottle Opener$15.50 Ends in 14 hours 3 bids
Figural Cast Iron Squirrel Bottle Opener, Great Shape!$15.50 Ends Monday 2 bids
Early, Highland Brewing Co., Opener, Highland, Illinois$15.50 Ends Wednesday 6 bids
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Vintage Fisherman Cast Metal Bottle Opener Cork Screw$9.99 Ends Friday 1 bid
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Vintage Stegmaier Beer Retractable Opener Wilkes-barre$9.99 Ends in 6 hours 1 bid
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Old Cast Iron Clown Face Head Beer Pop Bottle Opener$9.99 Ends in 13 hours 1 bid
