Type

Mechanical corkscrew

Mark

None

Description

Though the reverend Samuel Henshall did not invent the corkscrew. He was the first to patent a design in 1795, a bone-handle with dusting brush and steel pedestal stem, the button with flower petal design above a bladed worm. the first british patented corkscrew. This piece features Henshall's innovation - a button between the shank and the worm that prevented the worm from travelling too far down manufactuerd by Matthew Boulton at his Soho Works in Birmingham. Once the button reached the cork, continued turning could only succeed on rotating the cork, thus breaking the seal and making extraction easier. Unusual form with detachable threaded fan-shaped steel button the baluster steel stem stamped "Regd" c 1840.

Length

Overall length: 4.92 inches (12.5 centimeters)
Handle: 0.37 inches (9,5 centimeters)
Worm: 0.12 inches (3 centimeters)

Weight

3.53 ounces (100 grammes)

Valuation

79 USD (67 €) - Last valuation november 13, 2005

Bibliography

The ultimate corkscrew book : page 189