Type |
Levels corkscrew |
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Mark |
None |
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Description |
This corkscrew is made with buckled plates handle in blind arcade. There is a swivelling cast steel bell in a lower part. It is a copy of the famous Punchinello manufactured by M.F.A.P. The corkscrew comprises forming triple series of levers of the identical sizes parallelograms. It dates from the XX 2nd century beginning. The wire worm is fixed by a screw on the lower parallelogram the brass clamp some prolonging the worm is machined in order to come to be embedded on the two lower arms. the brass clamp some prolonging the worm is machined in order to come to be embedded on the two lower arms. Bought in Auvergne (France). |
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Length |
Close: 4.72 inches (12 centimeters) |
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Weight |
5.29 ounces (150 grammes) |
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Valuation |
37 USD (24 €) - Last valuation may 8, 2008 |
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