Tin Openers Ancient and Modern

Have you ever wondered how the tin opener has evolved over the years?

No?

Um...well...


Anyway, below is a typical World War Two tin opener of the sort used by noted chefs such as Mrs Beeton and Fanny Craddock. It is of robust design and could be used as a bayonet in the event of invasion by hostile forces. Nowadays they are banned under the Geneva Convention.





This is more of a Swinging Sixties tin opener. Compact, functional, but a bit rusty.




Finally we come to the modern tin opener. A stylish design classic, popular with the gadget-concious man about town and the perfect accessory for an I-Pod.




What does the future hold for tin openers?

I don't really know, I'm only writing this because I can't think of anything else to write about.


Tin Opener Fact of the Week: Did you know that the tin opener wasn't invented until fifty years after the tin can? They were a bit slow off the mark there.

Find out more interesting facts about tin openers here