What do you call this?

[Ronni]

At the New Years get together with the family at my daughter’s house, I asked for one using the name I always use….church key.

The entire family ended up in a debate about what it’s actually called because no one knew what I was talking about! I can’t believe in all the years they grew up in my house they never heard me refer to it that way!

What do you call it??

 

[againstthegrain]

can opener, chinesium variety.

 

[Gardenlover]

Multipurpose can and bottle opener. I used to have one in my camping gear. Never heard it called a church key before.

 

[IrishEyes]

I remember church key also, I called it a pop opener when I was a kid, for opening soda bottles.

 

[hollydolly]

Can opener... I think we've still got one in the back of a drawer somewhere

 

[Rakaia]

Multipurpose can and bottle opener. I used to have one in my camping gear.

I still have one, it's old, the sharp end is meant to open steel cans of juice.

 

[Jazzy1]

Bottle opener.

 

[CallMeKate]

I have always called it a can opener.

 

[DebraMae]

I have always called it a church key.

 

[Michael Z]

I would call it a bottle opener, which for us old timers, is once again useful for those hard to twist off bottle caps!

For cans, I guess it is still useful for canned juices. I can barely remember the time when nearly all canned drinks required it.

 

[That Lady in PA]

can opener

What we called a church key was shaped differently than the can opener shown in the photo in post #1. This is a church key...

 

[JudyB]

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At the New Years get together with the family at my daughter’s house, I asked for one using the name I always use….church key.

The entire family ended up in a debate about what it’s actually called because no one knew what I was talking about! I can’t believe in all the years they grew up in my house they never heard me refer to it that way!

What do you call it??

Bottle/Can opener I always have one of these! I use it for a lot of things as my hands get weaker.

 

[Aunt Bea]

Church key is what I grew up with.

This early example has a square hole to turn on the gas light fixtures.

It provided a bit of legitimate cover for the man that had one hanging from his key ring.

 

[oldman]

Bottle & Can Opener

 

[Raven]

Bottle opener.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

It’s a can ‘and’ bottle opener

 

[Rider77]

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At the New Years get together with the family at my daughter’s house, I asked for one using the name I always use….church key.

The entire family ended up in a debate about what it’s actually called because no one knew what I was talking about! I can’t believe in all the years they grew up in my house they never heard me refer to it that way!

What do you call it??

As an honery teen ager we called them a church key, but it wasn't church doors we were opening.

 

[Mike]

Church Door Key!

Mike.

 

[Owlivia]

can opener

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I have at least 4 of these. They are all from Home Depot who sometimes just gives them when buying the gallon of paint.

It works to lift the lid of the paint can from the little narrow end. Very useful.

 

[OldFeller]

Church key

an implement with a triangular pointed head at one end for piercing the tops of cans and often with a rounded head at the other end for opening bottles

Term first used in 1951.

I've never in my 67 years heard it called that.

 

[Llynn]

Since it worked with bottles and cans we just called it an opener. Anyone else old enough to remember when beer cans had crimp bottle caps?

 

[Jules]

Definitely a church key.

 

[TeePee]

A church key

 

[-Oy-]

I know that as a can opener. But, it's now solved a mystery from one of my fave Tom Waits songs 'Kentucky Avenue'. The song is about growing up with a friend who was in a wheelchair with Polio. It mentioned having a Church key in your pocket

 

[GoodEnuff]

can opener

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This is for opening paint cans. When I buy paint, they include one of these with the purchase. So I call it a "paint can opener".

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At the New Years get together with the family at my daughter’s house, I asked for one using the name I always use….church key.

The entire family ended up in a debate about what it’s actually called because no one knew what I was talking about! I can’t believe in all the years they grew up in my house they never heard me refer to it that way!

What do you call it??

Church key. Or bottle opener. I have one that I still use to open cans of evaporated milk.