Bottle Opener
ca. 1847 (made)
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Combination tools of this form were supplied by champagne companies for advertising purposes, as a number were recorded bearing names of famous brands. The serrated balde was designed to cut the wire cage holding the cork in the bottle.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Copper, plated with nickel silver, and steel |
| Brief description | Basemetal |
| Physical description | Pocket knife with corkscrew and key |
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| Credit line | G. Giachin Bequest |
| Object history | Bequest - estate of G.Giachin, London Register states handle stamped with register mark for 1847. Combination tools of this form supplied by champagne companies for advertising purposes, as a number were recorded bearing names of famous brands. The serrated balde was designed to cut the wire cage holding the cork in the bottle. |
| Summary | Combination tools of this form were supplied by champagne companies for advertising purposes, as a number were recorded bearing names of famous brands. The serrated balde was designed to cut the wire cage holding the cork in the bottle. |
| Bibliographic reference | Bernard M. Watney and Homer D. Babbidge, Corkscrews for Collectors, Sotheby Park Bernet, London and New York, 1981, ISBN: 0 85667 113 4 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.80-1993 |
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| Record created | March 3, 2004 |
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