Capper, Bottle

Object Name:

Capper, Bottle

Object ID:

1983.107

Creator:

Duzit ProductsManufacturer

Place of Origin:

Indianapolis, IN

Description:

Milk cap remover (a) in paperboard box (b). a. Remover. Wood and steel. Lightly tapered white painted wood handle that leads to polished steel cap with hole in center. In the hole is flattened cylindrical shaft with flattened point on front end. Point has chamfered edges. Coil spring over shaft that pushes against a channel-shaped piece of sheet metal. This channel has shapes at either end that are cut away to create longer top surface with longer ends. Channel sides also cut away with rounded ends.
b. Box. Printed design with red, green, and black printing. On one side: red letters with black outlines: "Duzit". Below that are two lines of white lettering: "MILK CAP / REMOVER". Below that is black lettering: "Patent Pending". Below that is rectangular picture with shield-shaped top that shows hand holding device downward and it holding a milk cap above the point. Below that is top of milk bottle with black border. Lettering around border: "REMOVING CAP". Other side reads "Duzit Products Co. / Indianapolis, U.S.A." Below that is image of hand holding tool to put cap back in place. On side of bottle: "REPLACING CAP". On sides of box is red rectangle with large letters at side: "Duzit". To right of that are two lines: "DOES IT RIGHT / THE CLEAN AND SANITARY WAY." On opposite side is rectangle with large "Duzit" and two lines italic: "DOES IT RIGHT / NO SPILT MILK-NO INJURED HANDS."

Material:

Metal
Wood
Steel
Paper

Dimensions:

H-0.75 W-2.1 L-4.2 Dia-0.75 inches

Subjects:

Milk