Blackpool Tower Bottle Opener BO1 Original, quality chrome on steel 'crown cap' bottle opener in the form of the Blackpool Tower. One side is embossed 'Blackpool Tower' and the other with the registration number for the year 1945. An unusual tourist souvenir and complete and in good and working order.
4.25" x 1.75".
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Kings Screw Corkpuller CS238 Original, quality early to mid 19th century brass "Kings Screw" continuous action cork puller. The cylindrical brass body houses the threaded steel double action mechanism with a side mounted steel 'T' bar grip, the helix is of the wire shape and the turned bone handle to the top is the original, although it does have some minor old splits and the brush is missing otherwise all is complete and in good and working order.
Length with helix exposed 7".
Mechanism fully extended 10".
Wide including side T handle plus bone grip 4".
Barrel mouth 1.6".
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Buffalo Handled French Corkscrew CS237 Original, quality 1920's French corkscrew with a steel stem and helix mounted with a shaped buffalo horn and brass handle. Polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and complete and in good and working order.
4.75" x 2.25" x 0.75".
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L' Excelsior Corkscrew CS236 Original, quality late 19th century French corkscrew in nickel plate on brass and steel. This super looking example has a shaped ebony 'T' handle with nickel end caps, is impressed "L' Excelsior" to the plate guiding the helix and is in very, very good condition and complete and in good and working order.
6.75" tall.
Barrel 1.5".
Handle 2.75" x 0.75".
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Folding Wire Cutters with Corkscrew CS235 Original, quality late 19th century folding steel corkscrew with integral wire cutters. When pulled fully open the handle forms a 'T' bar grip for the corkscrew. The wire cutters are for when corks are wired down. Cleaned and lacquered and complete and in good and working order.
Closed 4" x 2" x 0.5".
Open 7.25" x 3" x 0.5".
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Champagne Tap CS234 Original, quality circa 1900, champagne tap with a tap halfway down the stem and the removable spike fitted with a turned and ebonised handle to the top. These were inserted through the cork whilst still fitted to the champagne bottle to enable small portions to be extracted for medicinal purposes. Complete and in good and working order.
7" x 1.25" x 1".
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Folding Corkscrew CS232 Original, quality late 19th century folding steel corkscrew for the pocket. Cleaned and lacquered and complete and in good and working order.
Closed 2.5" x 1.75" x 0.25".
Open 4.25" x 1.75" x 0.25".
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Mahogany Handled Corkscrew CS230 Original, quality 1920's mahogany handled steel corkscrew of a plain but sturdy form. Complete and in good and working order.
5.25" x 3.5" x 1".
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Walnut Handled Corkscrew CS228 Original, quality late 19th century steel corkscrew with a shaped stem and a button stop to grip the cork and the original ribbed 'T' handle in walnut. A replacement brush has been fitted and all is now complete and in good and working order.
5.25" x 3" x 1".
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Walnut Handled Corkscrew CS227 Original, quality late 19th century steel corkscrew with a shaped stem and a button stop to grip the cork and the original ribbed 'T' handle in walnut, missing the brush to one end, otherwise complete and in good and working order.
6" x 3.75" x 1".
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Champagne Tap CS226 Original, quality circa 1900, nickel-plated champagne tap with a tap halfway down the stem and the a removable spike fitted with a turned and ebonised handle to the top. These were inserted through the cork whilst still fitted to the bottle to enable small portions to be extracted for medicinal purposes. Some scuffs to the plating but otherwise complete and in good and working order.
6" x 1.25" x 1".
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Folding Wire Cutters with Corkscrew CS225 Original, quality late 19th century folding steel corkscrew with integral wire cutters. When pulled fully open the handle forms a 'T' bar grip for the corkscrew. The wire cutters are for when corks are wired down. Cleaned and lacquered and complete and in good and working order.
Closed 4" x 2" x 0.5".
Open 7.25" x 3" x 0.5".
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Hipkins Universal Corkscrew CS224 Original, quality 1920's nickel plated on steel corkscrew in excellent condition with the maker detail to the sides "G. F. Hipkins" to one side and "Universal" to the other. The large ring grip enables a serious pull. Complete and in good and working order.
5" x 2.25" x 1".
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Thomason Dowler Patent Brass Corkscrew CS223 Original, quality mid 19th century continuous action Thomasons patent corkscrew. This example appears to be complete, although the mechanism is slack and of course, the handle is not original and nothing like the original. This example is sold as seen for a restoration project.
7" x 3" x 1".
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Steel & Bone Corkscrew CS221 Original, quality mid to late 19th century steel corkscrew with a bulbous shaft with a stop button to grip the cork, a hanging ring to the top and an extra long helix. The original bone handle is in great condition with no serious damage but it is missing the brush from one end, otherwise all is complete and in good and working order.
6.75" long x 3.25" x 1".
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Faceted Steel & Bone Corkscrew CS220 Original, quality mid to late 19th century faceted steel corkscrew with the original turned bone handle. This super example has a variety of decorative patterns to the stem, a stop button to grip the cork and a hanging ring to the top. The bone grip has a split, is missing the stop end to one end and missing a brush to the other, otherwise all is complete and in good and working order.
6" long x 3.25" x 1".
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Brass Corkscrew CS218 Original, quality 1920's brass corkscrew with a brass ring handle to the top for the fingers. Polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and complete and in good and working order.
5.5" x 2.5" x 1.5".
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Fruitwood Handled Corkscrew CS217 Original, quality 1920's decorated steel corkscrew with a shaped fruitwood grip with a ring to the top and the original brush fitted to one end. The steel stem has a variety of bands in the design, a four pointed cork gripper and a grooved wirework helix. All is complete and in good and working order.
5.5" including brush x 5" x 1".
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Chivas Whisky Corkscrew CS216 Original, quality 1920's wire work cork puller with an advert for Chivas Whisky impressed to the handle and the push-on safety cover. All is complete and in good and working order.
5.25" x 3.5" x 0.75".
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Walnut Handles Corkscrew CS215 Original, quality 1920's shaped walnut-handled corkscrew with a shaped grip and a steel ring to the top. Complete and in good and working order.
4" long x 3.5" x 1".
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Steel Corkscrew with Mahogany Grip CS214 Original, quality late 19th century ribbed mahogany grip with a steel ring to the top and a hole to one end originally fitted with a brush, now missing, otherwise complete and in good and working order.
5.25" long x 3.75" x 1".
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Walnut Handled Corkscrew with Finger Grip CS213 Original, quality late 19th century shaped walnut-handled corkscrew with a steel finger grip ring and a cut steel helix. This handle was originally ebonised but now showing a good walnut grain. All is complete and in good and working order.
6" long x 3.5" x 1".
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Steel Corkscrew with Walnut Handle CS212 Original, quality late 19th century steel corkscrew with a turned and ribbed walnut handle, a steel ring fitted and a hole to one end of the grip for the brush now missing, otherwise complete and in good and working order.
6" long x 3.5" x 1".
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Champagne Tap CS211 Original, quality circa 1900, nickel plated champagne tap with a tap halfway down the stem and the removable spike fitted with a turned and ebonised handle to the top. These were inserted through the cork whilst still fitted to the bottle to enable small portions to be extracted for medicinal purposes. All is complete and in good and working order.
5.5" x 2.5" x 1".
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Lignum Vitae Corkscrew CS210 Original, quality late 19th century steel corkscrew with the original shaped grip turned in "lignum vitae", with an "hourglass" shaped stem, a ribbed button to grip the cork and a steel ring to the top. The wooden grip has a codd bottle opener to one end and the other would have retained a brush ( now missing ). All is complete and in good and working order.
5.25" tall.
Grip 4" x 7/8".
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Champagne Bottle Wire Cutters CS209 Original, quality late 19th century wrought iron champagne bottle wire cutters with the original bristles to the brush and stamped to the hinge "C.J" within a flag logo and "Johnson". Cleaned and lacquered and complete and in good and working order.
7" x 1.5" x 0.5".
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Codd Bottle Opener and Corkscrew CS205 Original, quality steel corkscrew circa 1900, with a turned light coloured wooden Codd bottle opener. The corkscrew is for corked bottles and the wooden device is for releasing the pressure on the 'Codd' patent lemonade bottles with marbles in.
5.25" x 4.5" x 1.5" diam wooden end.
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Brass Corkscrew CS201 Original, quality 1920's brass corkscrew with an oval shaped finger grip, tapered shoulders and a steel helix. An unusual example. Polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and complete and in good and working order.
5.75" x 2.5" widest.
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Yankee No 2 Corkpuller CS196 Original, quality "Yankee No 2" bar corkscrew with a table / shelf mounting clamp with screw adjustment. This good cast iron example was patented by R. B Gilchrist in 1907 and manufactured by The Arcade manufacturing Co USA. All is in super condition, very simple to use and complete and in good and working order.
12" x 5" x 4".
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Cast Iron Safety Bar Corkpuller CS195 Original, quality embossed cast iron counter / bar mounted cork puller with a plate with three countersunk screw holes for mounting, a pair of bottle grips and a cranking handle with a single action of screwing the corkpuller into the cork and pulling the cork from the neck of the bottle and the second action again, but this time ejecting the cork from the corkscrew. This very decorative and very effective corkpuller is embossed with much detail "Original Safety", "Made in England" and with the registration number for the year 1909. The original chrome plating is in super order and all has been fully overhauled, polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost and is complete and in good and working order.
9.5" tall x 12" wide including handle.
7.5" front to back including bottle grip and knob of handle.
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Rotary Eclipse Bar Corkpuller CS189 Original, quality, cast brass 'Rotary Eclipse' bar corkpuller, circa 1900 / 1920's, undoubtedly the finest of the bar corkpullers ever manufactured. One wind of the handle, clockwise, will turn the screw into the cork and another turn, anti-clockwise, will draw the cork from the bottle with no effort. The circular base has four countersunk screw holes for mounting to the bar and the cranked side handle has a cylindrical ebony grip. The base also has the remains of the manufacturer's plaque detailing "The Patent Eclipse". Polished and lacquered, although the lacquer may be removed at no extra cost. We rarely find these today and this example, fully overhauled, is complete and in good and working order.
Base 4.5" diam.
Total 16" tall x 7.5" wide including handle.
13" front to back.
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Silver Plated Wine Funnel F15 Original, quality, early to mid 19th century, silver plated on copper, two piece wine funnel. The top has a rope twist decoration to the rim and finger grip and the spout has a curve and three ribs. Some rubbing to the plating showing the copper bleeding through, otherwise complete and in good and working order.
3.75" widest x 5.5" total length.
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Lignum Vitae Codd Bottle Opener T22 Original, quality 1920's, codd bottle opener turned in lignum vitae, with the original rubber mount. These were used to depress the marble seal in the patent 'Codd' lemonade bottles thus allowing the gas to escape and the marble to fall back enabling the lemonade to be poured. Complete and in good and working order.
1.75" diameter x 1" tall.
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