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Ttwo Dewey Slugs marked with the 1897 Williamson patent date. One is

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Compliments

of Pittsburg Bridge Company

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and the other advertises Old Crow Whiskey.

The large Dewey slugs on the left and the right are marked with the 1897 date. The one

on the right is silver. The third and fourth also have 1897 marks and are from The

Turner Looker Co. of Cincinnati and the Lemp Brewery of St. Louis. Looking closely at

the 2nd, 3rd, and 5th slug, the reader can see a difference in the very bottom (rimless).

These three are the 1900 patent of Ralph Jorres. On September 4, 1900 Ralph W. Jorres

was granted U.S. Patent #657,421 for his version of the Williamson corkscrew. Jorres

attached the helix to the top of the bottle/bullet instead of the base.

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