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2. P-38 can opener - Wikipedia

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   The iconic P-38 can opener was designed, patented and manufactured by J.W. Speaker Corporation of Germantown, Wisconsin [4] (stamped "Speaker USA") and was also manufactured by Washburn Corporation (marked "US Androck"); they were later made by Mallin Shelby Hardware inc (defunct 1973) of Shelby, Ohio and were variously stamped "US Mallin ...

3. Can opener - Wikipedia

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   A can opener (North American and Australian English) or tin opener (British English) is a mechanical device used to open metal tin cans. Although preservation of food using tin cans had been practiced since at least 1772 in the Netherlands, the first can openers were not patented until 1855 in England and 1858 in the United States. These early ...

4. Talk:Can opener - Wikipedia

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   A fact from Can opener appeared on ... combination corkscrew, "STAR" brand hardware & tools / patent 1360256 Nov 30 ... Star Can Opener Co. vs. Ace Mfg. Co. US ...

5. Ezra Warner (inventor) - Wikipedia

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   A drawing from the can opener patent No 19063 by Warner. Ezra J. Warner of Waterbury, Connecticut was an American inventor, who patented his design of a can opener in 1858. A crudely shaped bayonet and sickle combo, his design was widely accepted by the U.S. military during the period of the American Civil War.

6. Ace Hardware - Wikipedia

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   Ace Hardware Malaysia currently has 22 branches nationwide as of January 1, 2022. [84] Ace Hardware Philippines Inc was founded in 1997, opening its first branch in the Philippines at SM Southmall in Metro Manila. [85] Currently, Ace Hardware has more than 100 branches all over the country. [86] [87] ACE Hardware is an affiliate of the SM Group ...

7. Ermal C. Fraze - Wikipedia

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   In 1959, while at a picnic with friends and family, Fraze discovered he had left his "church key" can opener at home, forcing him to use a car bumper to open cans of beer. Fraze decided to create an improved beverage opening method that would eliminate the need for a separate device, leading to his creation of the pull-tab opener.