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Dämmer's Patent

On July 6, 1984 Dämmer Formscheissfabrik in

Solingen, Germany applied for a patent (on

behalf of Walter Dämmer, the inventor) for a

bottle shape corkscrew with the worm folding

into the backside and a capsule cutter knife

concealed by the bottle top. German patent

3424890 was issued January 16, 1986

The bottles on the right and left

are 5 1/8

‖

tall. They were

produced in green and amber

plastic. They are marked

D.B.G.M. West Germany on the

bottom. The neck label has a 1985

date. On the main label is

―

Made

in W. Germany, Ein (logo)

Produkt, Qualitäts Korkenzieher

Mit Messer, Löhdorfer

Weinstrasse, Erzeugerabfüllung.

‖

The bottle second from right has

the same bottom and neck label

markings but in this French

version, the label is

―

Tire-

Bouchon, avec couteau, Mise en

Bouteilles au Chateau.

‖

The company, Walter Dämmer

GmbH, was founded in 1959 in the welded products business. Taking advantage of the

emerging plastics revolution, they shifted emphasis and in 1969, domestic production

began with the purchase of the first injection molding machine. The firm developed a

variety of promotional materials. Today, the company is not only active in the

promotional advertising field, but also as a manufacturer of technical plastic parts.