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Silver Corkscrew - Sterling Silver T-bar Corkscrew

This corkscrew has a solid silver handle and a steel coil type screw. This type of screw enters and removes the cork extremely efficiently and rarely splits a cork.

The screw is mounted on a solid hall marked sterling silver rod handle. The handle has a double line motif which is the signature design theme of the J A Campbell, contemporary, Appetite collection.

The history of the wine bottle is fascinating in itself and is worthy of further study, but it is sufficient here in the history of the corkscrew to note that the wine bottle was probably first seen in the early half of the 17^th century.

The very early corkscrews were manufactured by the gunsmiths of the day

The first corkscrew is attributed to the end of the 18th Century but the heyday of corkscrews coincided with the great period of British manufacturing and invention, the middle of the 19th Century. At that time men of vision were competing with each other to register patents for all manner of inventions and the corkscrew was included in these endeavors. The first patent registered was to Samuel Henshall in 1795. The rise of the corkscrew is illustrated by the fact that between that time and the beginning of the 20th Century, over 300 corkscrew patents were registered.

As corkscrews became more common the materials used changed. Manufacturers introduced the use of more expensive metals including gold, bronze and silver. Other materials such as bone, ivory, enamel and other forms of decoration were pressed into use.

This silver corkscrew would make an ideal sterling silver men’s gift or sterling silver wedding present.

If the occasion is a golden wedding then the handle can be gold plated.

As the sterling silver handle of the corkscrew can be engraved it is also very suitable for a sterling silver corporate or incentive gift.

A sterling silver engraved corkscrew could be something that is passed from generation to generation.

All J A Campbell products are made up to a standard not down to a price.

Silver 95grams Length 10cm

If you prefer more classic style you might be interested in our Plain Loop Corkscrew

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