Lot 167

Three Wooden Handled Corkscrews: A German straight pull corkscrew with sycamore handle and a cast iron hemi-spherical bottle cap marked ‘SCHLITZ’ 5½” (14 cm) in length. A German Steel ‘Duck Bill’ type corkscrew patented by W. Somers in 1897 with centre cut helix, 5½” (14 cm) in length. And an Italian corkscrew with turned boxwood handle, a brass bell-shaped frame and Archimedean helix, 5½” (14 cm) in length.

Estimated Price: £180 -£260

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Description

Three Wooden Handled Corkscrews: A German straight pull corkscrew with sycamore handle and a cast iron hemi-spherical bottle cap marked ‘SCHLITZ’ 5½” (14 cm) in length. A German Steel ‘Duck Bill’ type corkscrew patented by W. Somers in 1897 with centre cut helix, 5½” (14 cm) in length. And an Italian corkscrew with turned boxwood handle, a brass bell-shaped frame and Archimedean helix, 5½” (14 cm) in length.