Corkscrew

Museum number:
7-9163
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21070009163
Accession number:
Acc.4190
Description:
Corkscrew, tee handle; turned dark wood handle, ribbed, with brush at one end; iron shank inserted into handle and affixed with ring holder, machined, Henshall type button at opposite end; iron wire helical worm. Materials/techniques: Wood, bristle, iron, machining. Context of use: Wine bottle cork puller with dust brush, 19th Century.
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 7-9163, described as Corkscrew, tee handle; turned dark wood handle, ribbed, with brush at one end; iron shank inserted into handle and affixed with ring holder, machined, Henshall type button at opposite end; iron wire helical worm. Materials/techniques: Wood, bristle, iron, machining. Context of use: Wine bottle cork puller with dust brush, 19th Century.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Corkscrew, accession number 7-9163, described as Corkscrew, tee handle; turned dark wood handle, ribbed, with brush at one end; iron shank inserted into handle and affixed with ring holder, machined, Henshall type button at opposite end; iron wire helical worm. Materials/techniques: Wood, bristle, iron, machining. Context of use: Wine bottle cork puller with dust brush, 19th Century.

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