Type

Tee shape corkscrew

Mark

None

Description

English corkscrew with wire worm and not centered point. The strong steel shaft has two spheres superimposed. The splendid bone handle in spite of its age and some accidents, there remains the principal attraction of this corkscrew. It has on one of its ends a hair badger brush. The shaft crosses the handle to be fixed by a nut bored to let pass a lady of the manor. Bought with Nr Ivybridge (United Kingdom).

Length

Overall length: 5.71 inches (14,5 cm)
Handle: 3.34 inches (8,5 cm) without brush
Worm: 1.77 inches (4,5 cm) 3 peak helical

Weight

4.30 ounces (125 grammes)

Valuation

Bibliography

The ultimate corkscrew book : page 165