Straight pull corkscrew with stags antler handle. Turned and faceted 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. Perfect square wire helical worm. Circa 1870. This example is illustrated on page 88 of ‘Corkscrews’ by Frank and Barbara Ellis. (Provenance: Frank Ellis Collection 2011)