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An advertisement in the September 15, 1894 issue of the
Western Brewer
showed a
variety of ways to remove the crown cork including using a corkscrew tip, a
pocket knife blade and a spoon handle. These were some of the thoughts
expressed in Painter
‟
s bottle sealing device patent applications.
How many of the huge number of corkscrews with tipped worms and knives
with broken blades that turn up were used in failed attempts to remove a crown
cap?
