Cast Iron Mermaid Soda Bottle Opener

CAST IRON OPENER, a heavy soda bottle opener with rusty antique finish. It measures 7 inches long and is 2 inches wide. It is a figural opener in the shape of a mermaid. Columbus reported that he saw three mermaids on his first  voyage to the Americas. On January 4, 1493, according to Purchas, the admiral observed in his log that the female forms "rose high out of the sea, but were not as beautiful as they are represented." The creatures were probably dolphins or manatees, but Columbus, like other mariners of his day, was ready to see new marvels in every latitude.

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