Amco Swing-A-Way 407WH Portable Can Opener, White

by Amco

Product Features

• It is portable
• Comfortable to hold
• Durable metal construction
• Features bottle opener
• 5-Year warranty

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 4 x 1.5 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0000505IZ
• Item model number: 407WH
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (127 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #857 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #8 in Kitchen & Dining > Kitchen Utensils & Gadgets > Can Openers

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Don't mess with a classic: the Swing-A-Way can opener not only boasts a Good Housekeeping award, but was also the first can opener in outer space. Thanks to a patented gear-driven cutting wheel, the opener requires less elbow grease to turn the crank, and the rubberized handles cushion your hands from what little work they're doing. Simple, classic, and well designed, the can opener includes a small built-in bottle opener, as well as a five-year limited warranty. --Ariel Meadow Stallings

Product Description

Since 1938 swing-a-way can openers have proven to be the highest quality, most dependable can openers on the market. Consumers recognize swing-a-way for value and performance. The swing-a-way portable can opener is sized so that you can take it anywhere! The coated grips make it comfortable to hold and the opener features a bottle opener. This can opener boasts a 5-year warranty.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

87 of 99 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars NOT made in the USA, June 4, 2010

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J. Stewart "J. Steawrt" (Payson, UT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Amco Swing-A-Way 407WH Portable Can Opener, White (Kitchen)

I purchased this item and received it yesterday (June 3rd, 2010). To clear up any inquiry, the can opener I received (Amco Swing-A-Way 407WH) is NOT made in the USA: it has no stamp indicating origin on the can opener (the old ones said Made in USA), and the package states "Made in China." So if you are looking for an authentic Swing-A-Way can opener made in America like I was, try somewhere else because Amco has sold this model overseas.

BTW I compared it to our existing Swing-A-Way, they are very similar in weight and feel, with the action between the gears on the China model being a bit looser/less precise than the old one. Can't say how it will hold up, but the quiet betrayal is disappointing.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Product but cheaper elsewhere, October 22, 2007

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J. Lehigh (Westminster, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Amco Swing-A-Way 407WH Portable Can Opener, White (Kitchen)

I am very pleased with this can opener... easy to use, easy to clean. But you can get this at Bed Bath & Beyond for $5.99 (as I found out a few days after my order). Check your local store - this is one instance where Amazon was not the best deal.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Made-in-USA Should be Available Soon, May 5, 2011

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Loves Books (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Amco Swing-A-Way 407WH Portable Can Opener, White (Kitchen)

I've just leaned that the John J Steuby Company of Hazelwood, Missouri, has purchased the equipment that the original, made-in-USA Swing-A-Ways were made on and plans to begin production in June of 2011, so the good ones should be available again soon. (Amazon, please carry the made-in-USA version!)