Four Peg & Worm Picnic Corkscrews: Two of steel, circa 1800; one with a fluted wire helix encased in a screw on octagonal sheath, the other with a perfect wire helix in ring-turned sheath. The third circa 1870 with a baluster turned fruitwood handle and centre cut helix. The fourth from U.S.A. with a fluted sheath encasing the simple wire helix, and an S-form cap lifter.
Estimated Price: £100 -£200
Opening price is £1.00.
Four Peg & Worm Picnic Corkscrews: Two of steel, circa 1800; one with a fluted wire helix encased in a screw on octagonal sheath, the other with a perfect wire helix in ring-turned sheath. The third circa 1870 with a baluster turned fruitwood handle and centre cut helix. The fourth from U.S.A. with a fluted sheath encasing the simple wire helix, and an S-form cap lifter.
