Thanks, Chris. Actually Scott Gomez emailed me and very kindly attached a
graphic with three examples and of course it all becomes clear. We used to
use these on steel cans for a number of years before the aluminium cans took
over with their ring pulls. Now cans are being taken over by the 375ml glass
'stubbies' incorporating screw-on crown seals.
Bill Barber remarked that he always raps the protruding spindle on the bench
to pop open the cassette's opposite end plate and that's what I've always
done.
John.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Chris Barker
Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 6:25 PM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: John Wheeler
Subject: RE: [OM] the ultimate tool
It's a bottle opener John; but I don't think it originates in the US.
I think that you'll find that it's a British term and I have known it
since I bought my first Swiss Army knife (as an adult) in 1979.
Chris
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