Corkscrew & bottle opener

Museum number:
2-69077
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020069077
Accession number:
Acc.4190
Description:
Wall mounted bar caplifter and corkpuller, 20th century. Corkscrew/caplifter combination, wall mounted; cast metal crown caplifter, nickel plated, angled out at center, screw holes at both ends; "Starr....Pat'd April, 1925" stamped into base; wire helical worm swiveling on pin near center; 12.2 cm long
Donor:
Paul Frank Ziegelmaier
Verbatim coll. place:
United States
Culture or time period:
United States Historic
Collector:
Paul Frank Ziegelmaier
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bottle openers and Corkscrews
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Corkscrew & bottle opener, accession number 2-69077, described as Wall mounted bar caplifter and corkpuller, 20th century. Corkscrew/caplifter combination, wall mounted; cast metal crown caplifter, nickel plated, angled out at center, screw holes at both ends; "Starr....Pat'd April, 1925" stamped into base; wire helical worm swiveling on pin near center; 12.2 cm long
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Corkscrew & bottle opener, accession number 2-69077, described as Wall mounted bar caplifter and corkpuller, 20th century. Corkscrew/caplifter combination, wall mounted; cast metal crown caplifter, nickel plated, angled out at center, screw holes at both ends; "Starr....Pat'd April, 1925" stamped into base; wire helical worm swiveling on pin near center; 12.2 cm long

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