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(1940-60's) Advertising Can/Bottle Opener: (Park & Tilford: Whiskey!) - $10 (Long Valley)
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Pre-owned ... ultra-thin folding can openers are made of stainless steel ... produced in USA - possibly for the Schenley Distillery subsidiary ... designed for easy keychain use (not included) ... each opener measures approx. (2-1/2") closed ... (4-1/4") open ... all are functional & shiny - each has minor scuff marks.
The Park & Tilford Company was established in (1840) when Joseph Park and John Mason Tilford opened a retail store in New York City. They specialized in imported goods, groceries & liquors. At the end of Prohibition, the business focused as a spirits company, and eliminated the other products in their inventory ... Park & Tilford expanded locations & soon became a major distilling company until the (1950s) ... in (1954), Schenley Distilleries purchased a controlling interest in the company and it merged into Schenley Distilleries as a sales branch ... unfortunately, Schenley began to overproduce whiskey and started to close down distilleries and sell off property in the late (1950s) ... all of the Park & Tilford distilleries were closed & sold off by the middle of the (1960s).