Title
"Dunlap Can Opener" Advertisement--Edward Gale, Manufacturer
Subject
Pan-American Exposition--(1901:Buffalo, N.Y.) --Caricatures and cartoons
Description
This is an ad for the can opener
An advertisement for the “Dunlap” Can Opener, patented February 29, 1876. The ad includes an illustration of the curved, metal-handled opener. Text promotes the product as nickel-plated with the best English steel blade, claiming it removes lids from canned meats, sardines, salmon, and more. It states the price as 25 cents if ordered by mail from Edward Gale in Peoria, Illinois.
Source
Ladies Home Journal (December 1885) p. 8.
Rights
Type
Text
Advertising Cards
Identifier
LIB-005_0153
Is Part Of
Illuminations: Revisiting the Buffalo Pan-American Exposition of 1901
Collection
Tags
Citation
“"Dunlap Can Opener" Advertisement--Edward Gale, Manufacturer,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed October 23, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/94916.