Type

Concertinas corkscrew

Mark

"DEBOUCHTOUT" Bte SCDG MARQUE ET MODELE DEPOSE FRANCE ETRANGER

Description

French concertina was manufactured by the workshops Jules BART in Nancy (like ZIG ZAG). It comprises double series of levers forming of the parallelograms of different sizes. It dates from the XX 2nd century beginning. The wire worm is brought back on the small crimped shaft then. The mechanism in its low part is equipped with a swivelling bell. Has cap lifters on the bottom link.

Length

Close: 4.72 inches (12 cm) - Open: 8.27 inches (21 cm)

Weight

4.58 ounces (130 grammes)

Valuation

47 USD (32 €) - Last valuation november 24, 2006

Bibliography

Les tire-bouchons français Modèles & fabricants : page 22
La folie des tire-bouchons : page 256
Mechanical corkscrew Ferd Peters : page 217
The ultimate corkscrew book : page 85