Corkscrew (Roundlet)
1867-1868 (made)
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The case of silver, the worm of steel with a single flute. Comprising a silver case with rounded ends, tapering from the centre at each side; the two sections screw together, one contains a steel worm fitted to a washer which can be pulled out and held in a square aperture cut in the sides of the case; worm cut with a series of mouldings at the top and a single flute.
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Materials and techniques | Silver, the worm of steel |
Brief description | Corkscrew (roundlet), silver and steel, London hallmarks for 1867-68, mark of Thomas Johnson. |
Physical description | The case of silver, the worm of steel with a single flute. Comprising a silver case with rounded ends, tapering from the centre at each side; the two sections screw together, one contains a steel worm fitted to a washer which can be pulled out and held in a square aperture cut in the sides of the case; worm cut with a series of mouldings at the top and a single flute. |
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Credit line | G. Giachin Bequest |
Object history | This is similar to the corkscrew patented in 1873 by George Wright and Charles Bailey. Thomas Johnson was a firm of smallworkers established at 10 Dyers Buildings, Holborn, who specialised in the manufacture of small luxury items such as this roundlet. |
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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 |
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Accession number | M.84:1-1993 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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