Type

Tee shape corkscrew

Mark

None

Description

Small corkscrew with full worm. The stem delicately worked on the top is profiled in oblong form to a very short worm, only two whorls. The shaft is fixed in the handle by a transverse nail, it crosses it to finish in a form with square section, bored to receive a lady of the manor. The handle patinated by the years is in stag of a very pretty form. It offers a catch to two fingers. This corkscrew was manufactured Piquet, manufacture founded in 1793 in Chandai. One can estimate the date of manufacture of corkscrew at 1883 (bought in Loiret, France).

Length

Overall length: 3 3/4 in. (10 cm)
Handle length: 2 7/8 in. (7 cm)
Worm length : 1 1/8 in. (3 cm) - dia. 0.39 in. (7 mm)

Weight

0.88 ounce (27 grammes)

Valuation

48 USD (33 €) - Last valuation novembre 4, 2007

Bibliography

Tire-bouchon français Modèle & Fabricants: page 187