Corkscrews
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Two by Perille:
1) An all-steel mechanical corkscrew that employs crab-piece.
It is marked on the side of the frame: "L'EXTRACT JHP
PARIS". 2)Derived from his 1875 patent , this "coffee grinder'
corkscrew was sold as the
"Manivelle" It is stamped "DEPOSE JHP PARIS" and
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Three
eighteenth-century silver pocket
corkscrews: 1) Irish silver folding bow with raised cartouche engraved:
"Thos. Bond Esq." 2) Dutch barrel-form double-
fold corkscrew and 3) English corkscrew with a
folding handle. It is struck on the bottom of the sheath with an
unidentified maker's mark. Numbers 1 & 3 have been sold. |
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Two American bar
corkscrews; 1) Walker's 1891 US patent (# 452,625) with advertising
plate for "Horlacher Bottling Co, Allentown, PA" and 2)Morgan's 1903 US patent (#728,806).the handle
mount cast: "PHOENIX". Condition of both is vg, i.e,
much better than image would suggest. Both have been sold.
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Two
late 19th century American corkscrews of exceptional quality , with
silver-mounted stag horn handles. The boar is a fabulous example of
Gorham at its best. The finely sculptured big-horned mountain sheep is
marked "STERLING". Sheep has been sold. |
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Two interesting
German corkscrews: 1) German
patent # 14,531, which was issued to Frederich Kummer on
December 3, 1880. It is marked "D.R. PATENT " and 2)
A barrel-form German perpetual decorated with two
different images of a baby Bacchus
in a vineyard. A similar perpetual is on the cover of Peters' Mechanical
Corkscrews. The metal handle is original; perpetuals were
made with wood, ivory and steel handles. Perpetual has been sold.
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Three interesting
19th c. wine-related accessories: 1) a signed "Farrow and
Jackson" champagne knife, 2) A patent corker signed "F. MESTRE"'
(of corkscrew
fame) and also marked "Bte SGDG",
and, 3) A porcelain and steel Belgium-made wine spout, beautifully engraved with French
and German patents as well as other maker information. Wine spout has been
sold.
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There are a number of
interesting corkscrew web sites.Among the best for general information about
corkscrews and corkscrew collecting are those maintained by Don Bull:
http://www.bullworks.net
and Joe Paradi:
http://www.corkscrewnet.com |
