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Mutton Holder

It is not unusual to find items similar to the above at auctions described as

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Cork

Removers

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This one was described as

Vintage Champagne Cork Wine Key Opener Rare.

This is a very Old Champagne Key We don't know much , but it came from our Gram's Estate

and we believe it is from the early 1920s-1940s Don't Quote me on that though! It is very

Interesting and immediately caught my eye. It is almost 3

”

Inches High.

It is not a cork

remover!

On June 21, 1922 inventor Marius-Jean-Baptiste Pelloutier applied for a patent for his

leg of mutton holder. He was granted French Patent Number 553,137 in the following

year.

Pelloutier's patent drawing

In 1897 Alphonse Mention was granted British Patent 9,824 for

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An Improved Holder

or Handle for Legs of Mutton whilst being carved, and for other Objects of the like

kind.

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