Corkscrew

Museum number:
7-9224
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21070009224
Accession number:
Acc.4190
Description:
Corkscrew, eyebrow handle; cast brass two-finger pull handle with one-sided replica of suspension bridge and towers, steamship underneath, atop handle; iron wire helical worm inserted into handle. Wine bottle cork puller, tourist souvenir.
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 7-9224, described as Corkscrew, eyebrow handle; cast brass two-finger pull handle with one-sided replica of suspension bridge and towers, steamship underneath, atop handle; iron wire helical worm inserted into handle. Wine bottle cork puller, tourist souvenir.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Corkscrew, accession number 7-9224, described as Corkscrew, eyebrow handle; cast brass two-finger pull handle with one-sided replica of suspension bridge and towers, steamship underneath, atop handle; iron wire helical worm inserted into handle. Wine bottle cork puller, tourist souvenir.

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