| US Patent: 529,849 
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| Can Opener | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Joseph Bien (exact or similar names) - San Francisco, CA |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Jan. 30, 1894 |  
| Granted: | Nov. 27, 1894 |  
 
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| Description: |  | From the specifications: "The object of my invention is to provide an apparatus for opening cans by means of a horizontal cut made around .. . the top of the can just below the top."
The patent describes the cutter incorporated into a can holder that would clamp to a table top.
A version of the cutter portion and an alternate holder for free-standing cans was advertised as the A.B.C. Can Opener. |  |