40
Aluminum alloy
cork puller.
Marked on the
inside: MFG
‟
D BY
O
‟
BRIEN
MACHINE CO.
From the
collection of Joe
Young, Elgin, Ill.
Museum
ascension # 10,551.
Further examples
in the collections
of
Ron MacLean and
Carroll Johnson
Left: Joe Paradi
describes this
corkscrew in his
collection as
“
All
Aluminium, appears to
have been made by a
tradesman copying the
design for his own
use.
”
Right: Ron MacLean
‟
s
“
Italian tree stump
”
