Corkscrew

Museum number:
7-9192
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21070009192
Accession number:
Acc.4190
Description:
Corkscrew, bow handle; cast iron oval handle, hollow, for three or four finger pull, top handle imprinted “W & A Gilbey”, machined shank imprinted “W.H. Plant”; cyphered wire helical worm. Wine bottle cork puller, advertising giveaway.
Donor:
Paul Frank Ziegelmaier
Collection 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 titled Corkscrew, accession number 7-9192, described as Corkscrew, bow handle; cast iron oval handle, hollow, for three or four finger pull, top handle imprinted “W & A Gilbey”, machined shank imprinted “W.H. Plant”; cyphered wire helical worm. Wine bottle cork puller, advertising giveaway.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Corkscrew, accession number 7-9192, described as Corkscrew, bow handle; cast iron oval handle, hollow, for three or four finger pull, top handle imprinted “W & A Gilbey”, machined shank imprinted “W.H. Plant”; cyphered wire helical worm. Wine bottle cork puller, advertising giveaway.

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