A rare English all steel, gold painted double lever corkscrew known as ‘The Empire’. This example marked “THE EMPIRE” and “J. HEELEY & SONS PATENT” on both sides.
A rare English all steel, gold painted double lever corkscrew known as ‘The Empire’. This example marked “THE EMPIRE” and “J. HEELEY & SONS PATENT” on both sides. - Image 2
A rare English all steel, gold painted double lever corkscrew known as ‘The Empire’. This example marked “THE EMPIRE” and “J. HEELEY & SONS PATENT” on both sides. - Image 3
A rare English all steel, gold painted double lever corkscrew known as ‘The Empire’. This example marked “THE EMPIRE” and “J. HEELEY & SONS PATENT” on both sides. - Image 4
A rare English all steel, gold painted double lever corkscrew known as ‘The Empire’. This example marked “THE EMPIRE” and “J. HEELEY & SONS PATENT” on both sides. - Image 5

A rare English all steel, gold painted double lever corkscrew known as ‘The Empire’. This example marked “THE EMPIRE” and “J. HEELEY & SONS PATENT” on both sides.

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A rare English all steel, gold painted double lever corkscrew known as ‘The Empire’. This example marked “THE EMPIRE” and “J. HEELEY & SONS PATENT” on both sides. This patent was granted to Neville Smith Heeley, trading as James Heeley and Sons, of Graham Street, Birmingham on the 25th of August 1890, No. 13,320. Perfect helical worm. Circa 1890.