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The alligator at top above is a larger, fatter version. The alligator at the bottom has a

Tampa, Florida souvenir inset. The smaller alligator below has a Miami souvenir plate.

Courtesy of Bert Giulian

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Kronheimer & Oldenbusch went out of business in 1942. All of the K & O corkscrews

would, therefore, be dated prior to the closing and, most likely, during the 1930s.

Jennings Brothers

Jennings Brothers Manufacturing Company operated a foundry in Bridgeport,

Connecticut. They made clocks, lamps, tableware, shaving sets, corkscrews, and more.

During the three year period 1899 - 1901, Edwin M. Jennings (one of the brothers)

teamed up with Charles S. Mosman to design some clock cases for which they were

granted U. S. design patents. As early as 1894, Edward had been a witness on a mirror

frame patent by Mosman. Mosman was granted six design patents in 1921 for

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The trademark J B can be found on their products. Sometimes it is accompanied by

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Like Kronheimer and Oldenbusch, Jennings produced a horse head sheath for a

Williamson corkscrew. The design was somewhat different and they were bright nickel

plated. Below is an example produced as a souvenir for Louisville, Kentucky. The other

horse head is marked J B 301.