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Neue Herkules, Bacchus, etc.

In

Mechanical Corkscrews

, Ferd Peters writes that the

―

Neue Herkules

‖

corkscrew with cork expeller is

Usbeck's German Registered Design 1,246,839 of

January 4, 1933. The

―

Bacchus

‖

with cork expeller

corkscrew is derived from that registration and adds a

bottle cap remover to the barrel

.

Three variations of Usbeck's Neue

Herkules: yellow handle, red handle, and

black handle. All of the handles are

pinned from the end. They are marked

NEUE HERKULES MIT KORK

AUSSTOSSER D. R. G. M. GERMANY.

When the barrel is lowered, it engages a

pin on the shaft. The worm is then turned

into the cork and extracted with a spring

assist. By turning the handle

counterclockwise, the barrel can be raised

and the cork removed from the worm.

Markings on the Neue Herkules