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Type |
Mechanical corkscrew |
Mark |
THE CHALLENG (without E) |
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Description |
German THE CHALLENGE is the english corkscrew with ring tilting. This type twisting of widespread was probably executed by Joseph Page in Birmingham to 1868. It is polished steel. The handle the dual role of handle and nut. Its use is simple and very practical: we must first ensure that the wing-nut is screwed to the top, you flip down the nut to make mobile solidarity screw and nut so that it can push the worm in the cap. Then to extract the cork, it is necessary to raise the nut mobile as for the screw goes through him while turning in the same direction. Purchased at Parignargues in the Gard (France). |
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Length |
Overall length: 6 1/4 inches (16 centimeters) |
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Weight |
5.36 ounces (152 grammes) |
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Valuation |
56 USD (38 €) - Valuation decembre 15, 2007 |
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Bibliography |
Mechanical corkscrew Ferd Peters: page 148 |
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