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In 1876 Edwin Wolverson registered a design which added a hole in the shank. This was for the middle finger when grasping the corkscrew.
Expect to pay £35.00 upwards for this sought after corkscrew.
A group of Wolverson direct pulls
The first example unusually has a horn handle & is marked "GF Hipkins". The last example is marked "Holborn Signit", it also carries an English 1877 registration mark.
TOP PRICES ALWAYS PAID FOR OLD CORKSCREWS
Forget trying to luck out on an internet auction site & end up being disappointed.
