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Virtually Reunited
Ron MacLean reported from Toronto, Ontario, Canada on July 21, 2002:
I arose early for another Sunday corkscrew hunt at a local flea market. I asked
over and over again
“
Any corkscrews
”
only to hear the dreaded
“
No
”
reply.
Frustrated and ready to leave, I made one last stop at a card table set up behind a
van. I was in heaven! I quickly snatched up the two bar tools shown above and
dug into my pocket for the payment. The only thing missing from my prize was
a corkscrew.
I got home and searched every site I know for
“
E. W. Teackle.
”
All I could find
out was on an Internet website page
“
Events of 1864 San Francisco History.
”
1864 April 24. E. W. Teackle attempted to kill J. Walter Walsh in front of
the Bank Exchange.
and in another file:
1870 July 2. Walter Walsh thrown from a buggy and killed
The pair of gentleman
‟
s implements has each ivory handle engraved E. W.
TEACKLE. The silver plated forked tip steel blade of the cheese/fruit bar knife is
marked W. PRICE S.F. (San Francisco 1859-1889) The polished steel wire breaker
and lethal looking ice pick are each marked M. PRICE S.F. (San Francisco 1859-
