A RARE SHRAPNEL (I) CORKSCREW
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A RARE SHRAPNEL (I) CORKSCREW

H.N.S.SHRAPNEL 1839 PATENT NO.8224

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A RARE SHRAPNEL (I) CORKSCREW
H.N.S.SHRAPNEL 1839 PATENT NO.8224
with nickel closed barrel engraved with two crests, marked across the top of the handle H.N.S. SHRAPNEL PATENT, the barrel collar with a row of small steel rivets that originally held a leather apron, wire helix
See Plate 4
Literature
See Fletcher Wallis, British Corkscew Patents, page 23
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

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