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vintage The BILTMORE HOTEL, Los Angeles bottle opener—VAUGHAN mfd, c.1955—superb
vintage The BILTMORE HOTEL, Los Angeles bottle opener—VAUGHAN mfd, c.1955—superb
vintage The BILTMORE HOTEL, Los Angeles bottle opener—VAUGHAN mfd, c.1955—superb
vintage The BILTMORE HOTEL, Los Angeles bottle opener—VAUGHAN mfd, c.1955—superb
vintage The BILTMORE HOTEL, Los Angeles bottle opener—VAUGHAN mfd, c.1955—superb

vintage The BILTMORE HOTEL, Los Angeles bottle opener—VAUGHAN mfd, c.1955—superb

$ 10.53

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Brand: VAUGHAN
  • Condition: If reading this on a phone, expand "Item Description" to see all of the text and photos. Everyone else, please scroll down to read the detailed description. Click "see full item description" if necessary...
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

    Description

    Offered for your consideration is a vintage
    The BILTMORE HOTEL
    bottle opener
    made by
    Vaughan Manufacturing Co.
    of Chicago, c.1955.  Known as Vaughan Novelty, the company was in business for over 75 years, mainly producing branded openers for beer and soft drink companies’ promotional items. At one time, they claimed to be the largest manufacturer of bottle and can openers in the world.
    The Biltmore Hotel is a California institution that has been serving well-to-do folks visiting Los Angeles since 1923.  It is now called Millennium Biltmore.
    So, please take a look at my large photos and read the remaining description to decide if this neat antique Vaughan opener should be yours.
    This Vaughan opener measures 3 7/16” long x 1½” at widest and is in clean, excellent condition.  The nickel chrome steel has no dings, noteworthy scratches, or rust, just the light usage marks you’d expect on such an item from the years, as pictured.  It was recently purchased from an Arizona collector; this opener is not seen very often east of the Mississippi.  Overall, it presents quite nicely and is ready for many more years of use.
    Lastly, this opener style also doubles as a shoehorn which, in today’s squeamish age, is practically unthinkable!  I once had this same-pattern opener, with markings from a St. Louis hotel, and tried the shoehorn feature which I was skeptical of given the short length of the gadget.  It worked just fine, and I wear men’s 13.  Vaughan certainly lived up to their novelty company roots with this one!
    As pictured and described, this splendid Vaughan bottle opener made for The Biltmore Hotel is offered at a competitive price.
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    :
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    , including shipping by U.S. Postal Service First Class Parcel Air Mail. Thanks for looking!