A large sized chrome plated champagne tap with wooden handle that screws through the cork. The tap is then turned on and off and the champagne can then be poured out of the dolphin head spout. Circa 1920. This example is illustrated on page 195 of ‘Corkscrews’ by Frank and Barbara Ellis. (Provenance: Frank Ellis Collection 2016.)
A large sized chrome plated champagne tap with wooden handle that screws through the cork, Circa 1920.