Corkscrew
1700-1750 (made)
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Corkscrew, comprising a steel frame formed of straight convex bars, the outer surfaces cut with sloping flutes and a revolving circular collar, also of steel cut with horizontal mouldings and with a hole and knob in which the point of the worm fits. This is placed around the neck of the bottle; sheath of steel cut at intervals with sloping flutes and pierced with a square aperture which fits onto the top of the worm to form a handle. This screws to a thread above the frame when not in use.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Cut steel |
| Brief description | Corkscrew, cut steel, France, 1700-1750. |
| Physical description | Corkscrew, comprising a steel frame formed of straight convex bars, the outer surfaces cut with sloping flutes and a revolving circular collar, also of steel cut with horizontal mouldings and with a hole and knob in which the point of the worm fits. This is placed around the neck of the bottle; sheath of steel cut at intervals with sloping flutes and pierced with a square aperture which fits onto the top of the worm to form a handle. This screws to a thread above the frame when not in use. |
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| Credit line | G. Giachin Bequest |
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| Bibliographic reference | Bernard M. Watney and Homer D. Babbidge, Corkscrews for Collectors, Sotheby Parke Bernet, London and New York, 1981, ISBN: 0 85667 113 4 |
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| Accession number | M.71:1-1993 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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