Cork extractor

Museum number:
7-9531a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21079531a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.4190
Description:
Cork extractor; a) plastic barrel with tee handle at one end, sharp pointed cannula extending from opposite end at right angles; steel piston with plastic tee handle extends into body for air compression; “Corky Made in Switzerland” imprinted on side of body; 19.5 cm long. b) conical black plastic sheath for cannula, 6.4 cm long.
Donor:
Paul Frank Ziegelmaier
Collection place:
Switzerland
Culture or time period:
Swiss
Collector:
Paul Frank Ziegelmaier
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Cork extractor, accession number 7-9531a,b, described as Cork extractor; a) plastic barrel with tee handle at one end, sharp pointed cannula extending from opposite end at right angles; steel piston with plastic tee handle extends into body for air compression; “Corky Made in Switzerland” imprinted on side of body; 19.5 cm long. b) conical black plastic sheath for cannula, 6.4 cm long.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cork extractor, accession number 7-9531a,b, described as Cork extractor; a) plastic barrel with tee handle at one end, sharp pointed cannula extending from opposite end at right angles; steel piston with plastic tee handle extends into body for air compression; “Corky Made in Switzerland” imprinted on side of body; 19.5 cm long. b) conical black plastic sheath for cannula, 6.4 cm long.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cork extractor, accession number 7-9531a,b, described as Cork extractor; a) plastic barrel with tee handle at one end, sharp pointed cannula extending from opposite end at right angles; steel piston with plastic tee handle extends into body for air compression; “Corky Made in Switzerland” imprinted on side of body; 19.5 cm long. b) conical black plastic sheath for cannula, 6.4 cm long.

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