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Type |
Pocket corkscrew |
Mark |
None |
|
Description |
Folding corkscrews with a bow shaped handle first appeared in England in the eighteenth century. Because of their compact size, folding corkscrews can be easily carried on one's person and, therefore, are also classified as pocket corkscrews. Some call them harps, which have been produced in hundreds of sizes. This small corkscrew size was to be used to open the bottles of perfume or medicamentous product . |
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Length |
Close = 1.96 inches (5 cm) - Open = 3.54
inches (9 cm) |
|
Weight |
1.25 ounces (37 grammes) |
|
Valuation |
20 USD (17 €) - last valuation june 13, 2006 |
|
Bibliography |
La folie des tire-bouchons: page 53 |
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