Corkscrew

Museum number:
2-69029
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020069029
Accession number:
Acc.4190
Description:
Corkscrew/caplifter combination, zoomorphic; chrome-plated brass caricature of dog, mouth as crown caplifter; fluted wire helical worm as tail; 11.9 cm length. Materials: Brass, steel, chrome plating Techniques: die casting and forming Home bar tool.
Donor:
Paul Frank Ziegelmaier
Collection place:
United States
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 2-69029, described as Corkscrew/caplifter combination, zoomorphic; chrome-plated brass caricature of dog, mouth as crown caplifter; fluted wire helical worm as tail; 11.9 cm length. Materials: Brass, steel, chrome plating Techniques: die casting and forming Home bar tool.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Corkscrew, accession number 2-69029, described as Corkscrew/caplifter combination, zoomorphic; chrome-plated brass caricature of dog, mouth as crown caplifter; fluted wire helical worm as tail; 11.9 cm length. Materials: Brass, steel, chrome plating Techniques: die casting and forming Home bar tool.

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