Corkscrew

Museum number:
2-68681
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020068681
Accession number:
Acc.4190
Description:
Corkscrew, tee handle; turned wood handle, brass ferrule at center, “Haff Mfg. Co. New York Patd. Apl. 14.85 May 5 85” die stamped on ferrule, steel shank, wire helix, 10.9 cm long. Corkscrew for removing corks from wine bottles, patent applied for 1885
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 2-68681, described as Corkscrew, tee handle; turned wood handle, brass ferrule at center, “Haff Mfg. Co. New York Patd. Apl. 14.85 May 5 85” die stamped on ferrule, steel shank, wire helix, 10.9 cm long. Corkscrew for removing corks from wine bottles, patent applied for 1885
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Corkscrew, accession number 2-68681, described as Corkscrew, tee handle; turned wood handle, brass ferrule at center, “Haff Mfg. Co. New York Patd. Apl. 14.85 May 5 85” die stamped on ferrule, steel shank, wire helix, 10.9 cm long. Corkscrew for removing corks from wine bottles, patent applied for 1885

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