Folding corkscrew and bottle opener carried by Pullman Porter Robert Thomas

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Small metal corkscrew and can opener. One side of the corkscrew has "MADE & PAT'D IN THE U.S.A" stamped into the metal. The other side of the corkscrew has "Nifty" imprinted in script. This item was found inside the pockets of a Pullman Porter uniform owned by Robert Jackson Thomas.

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