Corkscrew

Museum number:
7-9282
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21070009282
Accession number:
Acc.4190
Description:
Corkscrew, compound; bone tee handle with brush at one end, steel male shank, right hand shank; brass barrel, left hand female thread; solid cage; iron wire helical worm; based on Thomason 1802 patent; 19.5 cm long
Donor:
Paul Frank Ziegelmaier
Collection place:
England
Collector:
Paul Frank Ziegelmaier
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Corkscrews
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Corkscrew, accession number 7-9282, described as Corkscrew, compound; bone tee handle with brush at one end, steel male shank, right hand shank; brass barrel, left hand female thread; solid cage; iron wire helical worm; based on Thomason 1802 patent; 19.5 cm long
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Corkscrew, accession number 7-9282, described as Corkscrew, compound; bone tee handle with brush at one end, steel male shank, right hand shank; brass barrel, left hand female thread; solid cage; iron wire helical worm; based on Thomason 1802 patent; 19.5 cm long

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