Steel ‘Cellarmans’ three finger pull corkscrew incorporating a ‘Henshall button’ in the form of a crown with four teeth. Samuel Henshall patented a button in England in 1795, its purpose to compress and turn the cork once the worm was fully inserted thus breaking any bond that might exist between cork and bottle. Perfect bladed worm. Circa 1880.
Dimensions: 13.8 cm long by 6.6 cm wide.