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Left: 2

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x 2 1/4

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advertising print block for William A. Williamson's December 13, 1898

U. S. Patent D-29,798 corkscrew with cap lifter above the bell.

Right: 1 1/4 x 1 3/4

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advertising print block depicting a Williamson T handle

corkscrew. The corkscrew is marked WILLIAMSON on the shaft.

2 3/4

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x 5

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advertising print block showing four wire finger pulls.

Two advertising print blocks for the

Williamson bullet corkscrew. 1 3/4

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x 3

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block

shows the bullet closed and 2

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x 2

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block shows

the bullet with worm unfolded and ready for

use.

The accompanying corkscrew is marked on the

bottom WILLIAMSON CO., NEWARK, N.J.

PATENTED JUNE 1 97.

On June 1, 1897 William A. Williamson was

granted U.S. Patent #583,561 for his invention

of a corkscrew which is concealed inside a

small bottle or bullet shape. The ends thread

together and when unscrewed, a helix pivots at

an angle to the base. The two pieces are then screwed back together to form the handle.