Corkscrew
- Object Name:
- Corkscrew
- Object ID:
- 1991.087.01
- Creator:
- Clough Wire Cork Screw Company
- Place of Origin:
- Alton, NH
- Date:
- 1892
- Description:
- Corkscrew, steel and probably brass wire. Made from .09 diameter wire. Single pointed wire twisted in coil shape to create cork screw. At end of screw, wire is bent twice around to create 1" diameter finger loop. Same wire also twisted into flat disk at top end of screw. Disk is about 1 3/4 revolutions of wire around itself. End pointed and flush with surface of disk. Cap that slides firmly over corkscrew, 1.5" long, 0.3" diameter. One end is closed with shallow dome. Stamped on side of case: "PAT. NO. 337309 / CLOUGH WIRE CORK SCREW CO. / ALTON, N.H." and "HAIL COLUMBIA". At ends of this are dates at right angles: "1492" "1892".
- Material:
- Metal
Steel - Dimensions:
- W-1 L-3 D-0.5 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- Subjects:
- Corkscrews
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