Corkscrew

Museum number:
2-68684
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020068684
Accession number:
Acc.4190
Description:
Corkscrew, tee handle; turned, dark brown wood handle with brush on one end; steel shank affixed to handle with ring holder; shank flaring out to patent collar, fluted helical worm; 15.0 cm long. Corkscrew for removing dust and cork from wine bottles.
Donor:
Paul Frank Ziegelmaier
Culture or time period:
United States Historic
Collector:
Paul Frank Ziegelmaier
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Corkscrews
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Corkscrew, accession number 2-68684, described as Corkscrew, tee handle; turned, dark brown wood handle with brush on one end; steel shank affixed to handle with ring holder; shank flaring out to patent collar, fluted helical worm; 15.0 cm long. Corkscrew for removing dust and cork from wine bottles.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Corkscrew, accession number 2-68684, described as Corkscrew, tee handle; turned, dark brown wood handle with brush on one end; steel shank affixed to handle with ring holder; shank flaring out to patent collar, fluted helical worm; 15.0 cm long. Corkscrew for removing dust and cork from wine bottles.

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