top & bottom (note raised dot at center for spinning)
Name/Title
Promotional novelty - bottle opener/spinner: YOU PAY. Clam Broth House. 38 Newark St. Hoboken, N.J. Est. 1900.
Entry/Object ID
2014.013.0009
Description
Promotional novelty - bottle opener/spinner: YOU PAY. Clam Broth House. 38 Newark St. Hoboken, N.J. Est. 1900. (Dated 1934).
Stamped metal, 3-1/16" wide x 1-1/16" high, in the shape of their famous pointing hand restaurant sign; text on both sides. Raised dot at center on bottom for spinning.
Top text as titled above.
Bottom text:
[left]
Spin to See Who Pays.
B & B Made in U.S.A.
[right]
We Stood the Test
of Time
Raided More Than
100 Times
Still Doing
Business 1934
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Maker B&B was in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Prohibition would have been the reason for the raids. It ended in 1933.
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bar / saloon / liquor / food / signs / advertising
Acquisition
Accession
2014.013
Source or Donor
Lukacs, Claire
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Museum Collections. Gift of a friend of the Museum.
