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Monkey's Butt Corkscrew

On pages 7 and 8 of

Figural Corkscrews

, I discussed Fakes, Frauds, and Fantasies. I cited

the monkey with a Williamson corkscrew stuck in his rear end as something that could

have been a single creation of a craftsman. By drilling a hole in the hollow monkey's

rear, he could insert the Williamson sheath and have a new figural corkscrew.

Oftentimes, we consider a questionable

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corkscrew

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like this to fall into the

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fantasies

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category. But what happens when a second one turns up? That find is pictured above.

They came from opposite coasts of the United States! Note the difference in the position

of the corkscrew! Did the craftsman make two? Were they made in a factory?

The different corkscrew positions

The monkeys' rears