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Corkscrew

Collection Type

  • Cooking equipment

Date

1895-1920

GUSN

GUSN-50863

Description

Handle of curved antler w/ cylindrical silver cap on one end; pierced at center underside w/ steel shaft w/ spiraling "screw" end.

Details

Descriptive Terms

corkscrews
cookware
lip-vibrated aerophones with conical bore: with valves
horn (animal material)
steel (alloy)
lip-vibrated aerophones with conical bore: with valves
horn (animal material)
Horn
Steel
CORKSCREW

Associated Building

Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

4.5 x 4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Amelia W. Little

Accession Number

1986.461

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