Title: Antique Steel Pocket Wine Hinge Bow Corkscrew Tool
Shipping: $19.00
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Period: Unassigned
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Condition: Museum Quality
Item Date: 1880 to 1900
Item ID: 5288
Very old corkscrew. This corkscrew is solid metal and clicks into place when fully opened. Lovely dark patina. Great old look through years of use. Large Early Bow Corkscrew. Lovely piece, closed. You can tell, this is an early hinged tool. A superb piece form the late 1800's. Very strong hinge action. The rituals and implements of wine service are as important as the vintage. Made in Italy, where they know a thing or two about wine, this is a hand crafted tool is made of steel with beautifully old details. The corkscrew features an intricately detailed metal spine.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corkscrew
A corkscrew is a kitchen tool for drawing corks from wine bottles. Generally, a corkscrew consists of a pointed metallic helix (often called the "worm") attached to a handle. The user grips the handle and screws the metal point into the cork, until the helix is firmly embedded, then a vertical pull on the corkscrew extracts the cork from the bottle. Corkscrews are necessary because corks themselves, being small and smooth, are difficult to grip and remove, particularly when inserted fully into an inflexible glass bottle. The handle of the corkscrew, often a horizontal bar of wood attached to the screw, allows for a commanding grip to ease removal of the cork. Corkscrew handles may incorporate levers that further increase the amount of force that can be applied outwards upon the cork.
