Type

Mechanical corkscrew

Mark

AERO

Description

An easily identifiable and well-known corkscrew’s collectors, it acts of the AERO of Jacques Pérille’s Sons patented on June 24, 1893 under the n° 231,088. It is marked well cavity on nut AERO from where its name which it draws certainly from its broad propeller which makes it possible to withdraw the cork so easily, but one also finds on one of the amounts of the open cage haloed initials J-P of the sun or the toothed wheel

For its use, turn the higher handle to insert the worm, then to extract the stopper while turning the fly nut, which is assembled between the famous handle with its two spheres and the open cage. The full worm is with centered point. The screw slides freely in the cage. Bought in Bordeaux (33 - the Gironde).

Length

Overall length: 5.90 inches (15 centimeters)
Worm length: 2.16 inches (5.3 centimeters) - 5 peak helical

Weight

6 ounces (165 grammes)

Valuation

221 USD (141 €) - Last valuation march 16, 2008

Bibliography

Les tire-bouchons français: page 170
Les tire-bouchons français 1828 - 1974: page 126
The ultimate corkscrews book: page 61
Mechanical corkscrew: page 159
L'arte dei cavatappi: page 81