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Their description on eBay simply said

“

This old corkscrew is 8.5

”

long. Has some

ware [sic] and rust - it looks its age.

”

The cam is marked Pat. Jan. 21, 1862.

To sell the corkscrews on eBay, Ted

says

“

We placed the Zig Zag on eBay

with a reserve of $65.00. The Zig Zag

did not make reserve. The Russell was

listed with a starting bid of $10.00.

”

Side view of cam and handle.

When asked how much they expected to sell the

corkscrew for on eBay, Ted said

“

We were looking at

maybe $100 to $150 and knew it wouldn

‟

t fetch that

much in the estate sale unless a collector happened

through.

”