| Nicely turned wood handle with steel barrel. No marks. This appears to be a
Chinnock variation. Charles Chinnock's May 27, 1862 patent was for a
self-pulling corkscrew. The drawing shows an open barrel for grasping the cork
for easy removal. I had not seen the variation pictured here prior to my New
Jersey excursion. |
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| The corkscrew on the right is marked LE PRESTO, JHP, PARIS. It is Perille's
French patent of July 1879. I have owned this one for a number of years. The
corkscrew on the right is marked LESTO and is from the New Jersey trip. Note
the different positions of the lever to the frame. |
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| At left is an Italian brass four poster. 2nd is a rollover frame type
distinctly marked R MURPHY BOSTON. 3rd is Murphy's Patent of April 23, 1901
(marked PAT APR 23 01 R MURPHY) for a self-puller variation with crown cap
lifter. 4th is marked on the shank H BOKER & CO GERMANY. And...Coney &
Co's 1854 English patented steel two-pillar corkscrew. |
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| The pig with corkscrew and cap lifter is a August 16, 1949 Design Patent by
Howard L. Ross of Connecticut, USA. I owned the red and black examples. The
yellow pig is from New Jersey. |
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| What can one say about this brass plated marvel other than "It's
Nifty"? |
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