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Pictured above are three cast lead horse head sheaths fitted with the Williamson corkscrew.
Two are brass plated and one is copper plated.
Each is marked on the underside of the head K &
O CO. MADE IN U.S.A.
Two of the above horse heads were produced as souvenirs - one for Jones Beach, New
York and one for Provincetown, Massachusetts.
Various souvenir
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shields
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like on the perpetual
calendar shown at the top of this article can be
found on the K & O horse heads. The second
one has the K & O mark on the underside of the
head.
The three shields below are Nubblehouse Light,
York, Maine; Rotunda, University of Virginia,
Charlottesville; and The State House, Boston,
Massachusetts. This type of shield is also used
on other corkscrews which will be seen later in
this article.