Corkscrew & bottle opener

Museum number:
7-9442
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21070009442
Accession number:
Acc.4190
Description:
Corkscrew/caplifter combination, zoomorphic; cast brass tee handle in shape of sea monster, crown caplifter as mouth; iron wire helical worm pivoting on rivet near fish’s belly; 7.7 cm. long England attributed. Cast brass, iron, die forming Wine bottle cork puller and caplifter
Donor:
Paul Frank Ziegelmaier
Collection place:
England
Collector:
Paul Frank Ziegelmaier
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bottle openers and Corkscrews
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Corkscrew & bottle opener, accession number 7-9442, described as Corkscrew/caplifter combination, zoomorphic; cast brass tee handle in shape of sea monster, crown caplifter as mouth; iron wire helical worm pivoting on rivet near fish’s belly; 7.7 cm. long England attributed. Cast brass, iron, die forming Wine bottle cork puller and caplifter
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Corkscrew & bottle opener, accession number 7-9442, described as Corkscrew/caplifter combination, zoomorphic; cast brass tee handle in shape of sea monster, crown caplifter as mouth; iron wire helical worm pivoting on rivet near fish’s belly; 7.7 cm. long England attributed. Cast brass, iron, die forming Wine bottle cork puller and caplifter

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