Corkscrew

Museum number:
7-9373a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21079373a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.4190
Description:
Corkscrew/cap lifter combination; a) nickel plated steel cap lifter, threaded shank; wire helical worm inserted into shank; b) sterling silver tubular sheath for above, female threaded.
Donor:
Paul Frank Ziegelmaier
Collection place:
England
Verbatim coll. 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 1 of 2 titled Corkscrew, accession number 7-9373a,b, described as Corkscrew/cap lifter combination; a) nickel plated steel cap lifter, threaded shank; wire helical worm inserted into shank; b) sterling silver tubular sheath for above, female threaded.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Corkscrew, accession number 7-9373a,b, described as Corkscrew/cap lifter combination; a) nickel plated steel cap lifter, threaded shank; wire helical worm inserted into shank; b) sterling silver tubular sheath for above, female threaded.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Corkscrew, accession number 7-9373a,b, described as Corkscrew/cap lifter combination; a) nickel plated steel cap lifter, threaded shank; wire helical worm inserted into shank; b) sterling silver tubular sheath for above, female threaded.

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