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Vintage kitchen tool baffles online users

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during the Civil War, but it wasn’t practical for home use.

In 1870, William Lyman revolutionized the can opener with a rotating cutting wheel, a design that made opening cans much easier and safer. Lyman’s invention laid the groundwork for modern can openers, though it still required some skill and strength to operate.

Can openers through history

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