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Then and Now

Compound Double Levers

The Compound Double Lever Corkscrew on the left is Englishman Heeley

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s

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Empire.

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This was Heeley

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s 1890 patent being an improvement on his 1888

patent. It is marked on top of the handles THE

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EMPIRE

”

J. HEELEY & SONS

PATENT. The modern corkscrew is the Bull Pull. The packaging states

“

The

Ultimate Corkscrew. The design of this beautifully crafted corkscrew was

inspired by the original Empire Double-Lever.

”

Roundlets

On the left is Nelson Goodyear

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s 1851 patent which dealt with hard rubber.

The middle pair is the 1855 patent of Lund and Hipkins marked LUND

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S

PATENT SPHERICAL JOINT LONDON. The right pair is from Hong Kong.

Roundlets originated in the eighteenth century with the hinged barrel type

containing a double hinged worm. Later versions had cases which either

unscrewed or pulled apart with the worm stored in one end. One side is

removed, the worm is pulled out and turned perpendicular to the case, then the

empty side is threaded or pushed back on to form the handle. A third type is the

roundlet which contains several loose tools with one or two slots in their shafts