A English Burgess & Fenton 1874 patent no. 3004 steel single lever corkscrew with wood handle and brass ferrule, (handle with old wear and abrasions), marked "J.B.& Son Patent", (some pitting, rust), traces of bronze paint. Literature: See Fletcher Wallis, British Corkscrew Patents , for an illustration of the same item see pg. 70. In this version the hinged upper part of the worm is retracted into a socket to hold it rigid when driven into the cork. See Plate 27
A English Burgess & Fenton 1874 patent no. 3004 steel single lever corkscrew with wood handle and brass ferrule, (handle with old wear and abrasions), marked "J.B.& Son Patent", (some pitting, rust), traces of bronze paint. Literature: See Fletcher Wallis, British Corkscrew Patents , for an illustration of the same item see pg. 70. In this version the hinged upper part of the worm is retracted into a socket to hold it rigid when driven into the cork. See Plate 27
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