Strange, how old? Any information?

[dg39]

(front) Drink Gay-ola. Its better. The Improved cola. 5 cents.
(back) A champagne delightfulness.
- s - soft drink
It satisfies thurst.

A bottle opener for a key chain. Age? Information?
A little over three inches long. Found between floor boards of an old home that was being torn down.

DG

 

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[jeff of pa]

This says early 1900's & went for $6.oo

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Figural-Bottle-Opener-GAY-OLA-Leg-Shape-HB-Shoe_W0QQitemZ330088914146QQihZ014QQcategoryZ37QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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[jeff of pa]

This one went for $26.00

http://cgi.ebay.com/Early-Drink-Gay-Ola-figural-bottle-opener-leg-shaped_W0QQitemZ330085650086QQihZ014QQcategoryZ37QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[dg39]

This one went for $26.00

http://cgi.ebay.com/Early-Drink-Gay-Ola-figural-bottle-opener-leg-shaped_W0QQitemZ330085650086QQihZ014QQcategoryZ37QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

That one looks like a match Jeff. The other is a little later on.
Thanks
DG

 

[Comanche Todd]

cool find! since it was also used as a spark plug wrench on Model A Fords, then it is probably 1920's era ?

Model A Ford circa 1929

 

[PBK]

The square hole is not intended for use as a spark plug wrench, but for the adjustment of carbide headlamps on early autos.

See Donald Bull's "Just for Openers" website: http://www.just-for-openers.org/

NOTE: Many older bottle openers have a small square hole called a "Prest-O-Lite Key". It was used to turn the valve on automobile gas headlights from about 1910 through the early 1930's before electric headlights were widely used.

Here are three types of Model T spark plug wrenches:

 

[TreasureTales]

PBK is, of course, correct about the purpose of the square hole.

I purchased one of these openers...actually the style is known as a figural cap lifter...for $15.00 about 20 years ago when openers were a hot collectible. Hang onto it, someday openers will be collectible again.

Donald Bull has written extensively about can piecers and cap lifters. Some of his books sit on my bookshelf. Any other questions about openers? Just drop me a PM and I'll try to help you. BTW, Don moved on to collect corkscrews, and sells them on eBay. He became the premiere authority on all things vital to opening cans and bottles of yore.

 

[Gypsy Heart]

That opener is really a great find. I love the lady's boot /leg style. Very cool!



TENNESSEE: In New River and South Pittsburg, A.Y. Keen owned and operated the Keen Bottling Company. He sold many different sodas including Koca Nola, which was sold in 1907. Since he owned the South Pittsburg plant his bottles were embossed New River & South Pittsburg, becoming theonly Koca Nola seller with two towns listed on his bottles. According to Keen family history, his Koca Nola venture lasted only six months, but he bounced back by renaming his company the Keen Gay-Ola Bottling Company. He added NEHI in 1927and sold it in nine different flavors. Only three examples of Keen Koca Nola bottlesare known, making it a rare challenge for collectors to locate other.

 

[Doc2be]

Yeah, my guess would probably also be 1920's the style of it reminds me of the flappers style of boots...but nice bottle opener