Corkscrew, bottle opener & ice crusher

Museum number:
2-68998a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210268998a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.4190
Description:
Home bar tool. Corkscrew/caplifter/ice crusher combination; a) nickel plated brass handle with wire helical worm pressed into base, male thread at base [part of handle appears missing]; b) female threaded sheath with crown caplifter cut into heavy end of handle (used for ice crushing); 12.5 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:
Corkscrews
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Corkscrew, bottle opener & ice crusher, accession number 2-68998a,b, described as Home bar tool. Corkscrew/caplifter/ice crusher combination; a) nickel plated brass handle with wire helical worm pressed into base, male thread at base [part of handle appears missing]; b) female threaded sheath with crown caplifter cut into heavy end of handle (used for ice crushing); 12.5 cm long
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Corkscrew, bottle opener & ice crusher, accession number 2-68998a,b, described as Home bar tool. Corkscrew/caplifter/ice crusher combination; a) nickel plated brass handle with wire helical worm pressed into base, male thread at base [part of handle appears missing]; b) female threaded sheath with crown caplifter cut into heavy end of handle (used for ice crushing); 12.5 cm long

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