Recently found in the Vigo County History Center collections was a Koolaire military “P-38” can opener. The P-38 can opener was issued in World War II ration packages, so soldiers could open ration ...

Opening cans of food with an intuitive and durable can opener provides a certain convenience that today’s home cooks have come to expect while cooking dinner or conducting meal prep for the week. You ...

Can openers are a staple in modern kitchens — but not until relatively recently. According to food writer Jackie Alpers, “the can opener was invented almost 50 years after the can, and before that ...