Corkscrew

Museum number:
7-9311
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21070009311
Accession number:
Acc.4190
Description:
Corkscrew, fixed barrel; nickel plated brass handle and shank, shank flared out as retainer for ball bearings; open sided fixed barrel; fluted helical worm; 12.0 cm. long Brass, nickel plating, die casting, machining, ball bearings. Wine bottle cork puller
Donor:
Paul Frank Ziegelmaier
Collection place:
Switzerland
Culture or time period:
Swiss
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 7-9311, described as Corkscrew, fixed barrel; nickel plated brass handle and shank, shank flared out as retainer for ball bearings; open sided fixed barrel; fluted helical worm; 12.0 cm. long Brass, nickel plating, die casting, machining, ball bearings. Wine bottle cork puller
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Corkscrew, accession number 7-9311, described as Corkscrew, fixed barrel; nickel plated brass handle and shank, shank flared out as retainer for ball bearings; open sided fixed barrel; fluted helical worm; 12.0 cm. long Brass, nickel plating, die casting, machining, ball bearings. Wine bottle cork puller

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