A straight pull three finger steel corkscrew. This example having a Henshall type 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 helical worm. Circa 1850. (Provenance: Frank Ellis Collection 2014)
Straight pull three finger steel corkscrew with Henshall type button- Circa 1850.