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Genuine Korn

Are you tired of twisting worms into corks and attempting to extract the cork

using one of the mechanical types on the market or simply tugging on it? And

once you get the cork out of the bottle, do you have one of those corkscrews

where the cork gets stuck in a frame and you just can

‘

t twist it off the worm? Can

you take your cork remover to a picnic without

punching a hole in your pocket?

George W. Korn invented the answer to your

woes. He added a blade to a standard pocket knife

that he claimed would swiftly and easily remove a

cork. Here

‘

s how he says it works:

To remove a cork with this cork-turner, the

longer arm is inserted between the cork and

inner surface of the neck of the bottle. At

the same time the shorter arm enters the

cork at or near the center thereof. The

shoulder passes below the cork and

engages with the cork at some point

between the two ends of the cork. The cork-

turner is now turned slowly by taking hold of the handle, and by the act of

turning the cork is slowly worked out of the neck of the bottle.

Korn of New York City was granted United States Patent Number 283,900 for his

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Cork Turner

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on August 28, 1883.