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18TH C STEEL CAGE W. INTERESTING MAKE-DO HANDLE
Listing # 5124
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| Listing Format: | Auction |
| Current price : | $2,200.00 ( Reserve met ) |
| Starting bid: | $100.00 |
| # of bids: | 11 |
| Closes: | Auction is closed |
| Location: | Brooklyn, NY |
| Started: | 4/8/2011 7:00:00 AM EDT |
| Ended: | 4/23/2011 1:32:00 PM EDT |
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DESCRIPTION
Take a look at the 18th c. folding-cage corkscrew shown on page 169 of Bert Guilian's book, and the one on p. 36 of Watney and Babbidge, and you'll see how this one started life. Presumably, the owner lost the sheath and, since steel corkscrews didn't come cheap then ( and certainly don't now), had a blacksmith make a handle for it. I'm fairly confident that the make-do handle was applied a couple of hundred years ago. Length in first image : 5 7/8".
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CONDITION
Needs a good cleaning but basically sound.
SHIPPING AND PAYMENT DETAILS
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6.50 in USA and $25.00 abroad. If you have any special needs, questions or concerns about shipping please contact me.
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| Payment Details: | While Paypal is accepted, we would ask that successful USA bidders pay by check or money order. Foreign bidders may also use a check or money order but Paypal is fine as is, in certain circumstances, a bank transfer. |
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