Magnificent straight pull corkscrew with turned wooden handle incorporating a dusting brush. Turned brass baluster shank ending in a ‘Henshall button’. 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. This example is marked “J. RODGERS & SONS SHEFFIELD” on the top of the brass button. Perfect grooved helical worm. Circa 1880. (Provenance: Frank Ellis Collection 2009)