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Copycat

Exactly fifteen years after Carl Wienke, Father of the Waiter

‘

s Friend, obtained

his patent, German Registered Design Number 76,642 was issued to Eduard

Becker (Solingen, Germany). Becker was already well-known for his split frame

corkscrew marketed under the name

―

Columbus

‖

and had been licensed by

Wienke to manufacture his corkscrew.

Two different

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Hebel

‖

markings from Becker corkscrews.