Corkscrew

Museum number:
9-18030a-c
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210918030a@2dc
Accession number:
Acc.4190
Description:
Corkscrew/caplifter combination, in shape of hammer, cast brass. A) corkscrew; square tee handle, tapered at claw end; machined brass shank with nickel plated steel cyphered center worm inserted; male threaded end of shank. B) brass round bar with male threaded end and crown caplifter as end of hammer handle. C). handle; machined brass tube as sheath, female threaded at each end. Brass, machining, steel, nickel plating. A) 9.1 cm long. B) 6.3 cm long. C) 8.7 cm long.
Donor:
Paul Frank Ziegelmaier
Collection place:
Japan
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Collector:
Paul Frank Ziegelmaier
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Corkscrews
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Corkscrew, accession number 9-18030a-c, described as Corkscrew/caplifter combination, in shape of hammer, cast brass. A) corkscrew; square tee handle, tapered at claw end; machined brass shank with nickel plated steel cyphered center worm inserted; male threaded end of shank. B) brass round bar with male threaded end and crown caplifter as end of hammer handle. C). handle; machined brass tube as sheath, female threaded at each end. Brass, machining, steel, nickel plating. A) 9.1 cm long. B) 6.3 cm long. C) 8.7 cm long.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Corkscrew, accession number 9-18030a-c, described as Corkscrew/caplifter combination, in shape of hammer, cast brass. A) corkscrew; square tee handle, tapered at claw end; machined brass shank with nickel plated steel cyphered center worm inserted; male threaded end of shank. B) brass round bar with male threaded end and crown caplifter as end of hammer handle. C). handle; machined brass tube as sheath, female threaded at each end. Brass, machining, steel, nickel plating. A) 9.1 cm long. B) 6.3 cm long. C) 8.7 cm long.

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