Corkscrew

Museum number:
2-69007
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020069007
Accession number:
Acc.4190
Description:
Corkscrew/caplifter combination, anthropomorphic; chrome and silver plated, die cast; "...model of a Prohibitionist entitled 'old Snifter' with corkscrew folding into his back; his disapproving mouth makes a crown cork opener; the top hat removes showing a cavity, possibly for a tot of spirits"; Manufacture mark "Demley". 17.0 cm long. See Corkscrews and Bottle Openers, 1980, Perry, Page 27 (right).
Donor:
Paul Frank Ziegelmaier
Collection place:
New York state
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 2-69007, described as Corkscrew/caplifter combination, anthropomorphic; chrome and silver plated, die cast; "...model of a Prohibitionist entitled 'old Snifter' with corkscrew folding into his back; his disapproving mouth makes a crown cork opener; the top hat removes showing a cavity, possibly for a tot of spirits"; Manufacture mark "Demley". 17.0 cm long. See Corkscrews and Bottle Openers, 1980, Perry, Page 27 (right).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Corkscrew, accession number 2-69007, described as Corkscrew/caplifter combination, anthropomorphic; chrome and silver plated, die cast; "...model of a Prohibitionist entitled 'old Snifter' with corkscrew folding into his back; his disapproving mouth makes a crown cork opener; the top hat removes showing a cavity, possibly for a tot of spirits"; Manufacture mark "Demley". 17.0 cm long. See Corkscrews and Bottle Openers, 1980, Perry, Page 27 (right).

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