Corkscrew (Picnic Screw)
ca. 1800 (made)
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Corkscrew, cut steel, the upper section consisting of a small worm with turned baluster mouldings and a faceted ring at the top; above the worm a screw thread to fit the sheath. The sheath of plain steel cut with vertical facets and two plain turned mouldings. The sheath is made from a flat sheet then seamed vertically and a plug fitted to the base. The sheath is passed through the whole in the top to form the corkscrew handle.
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Cut steel |
| Brief description | Corkscrew (picnic screw), cut steel, England, ca.1800 |
| Physical description | Corkscrew, cut steel, the upper section consisting of a small worm with turned baluster mouldings and a faceted ring at the top; above the worm a screw thread to fit the sheath. The sheath of plain steel cut with vertical facets and two plain turned mouldings. The sheath is made from a flat sheet then seamed vertically and a plug fitted to the base. The sheath is passed through the whole in the top to form the corkscrew handle. |
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| Credit line | G. Giachin Bequest |
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| Accession number | M.89:1-1993 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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