Antique 1900 Brass Bullet with Hidden Corkscrew Advertising Brown-Forman Old Forester Whiskey of Louisville, KY

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We have for sale an Antique Brass Bullet with Hidden Corkscrew Advertising Brown-Forman Old Forester Whiskey of Louisville, KY.
This is a Patented Sept 4, 1900, Williamson Company of Newark, New Jersey brass bullet corkscrew in amazing condition. It is made up of a brass case with nickel plating on the tip to resemble a silver bullet the brass badge is an advertisement for Brown-Forman Old Forester Whiskey of Louisville, KY. The case unscrews in the middle to reveal a hidden corkscrew pull the corkscrew out and screw the case back together to form a handle for the corkscrew.

Era; 1900s
Marked "Williamson Co. Newark, New Jersey Pat Sept 4 1900
Measures; 3” long
Condition; Amazing condition, it does have a few minor flaws but overall wonderful condition. Please zoom into all pictures.

History:
The bottle cap wasn’t invented until the 1892 by the Crown Cork Co. Baltimore, but not highly used until into the 1900s. Before the cap was introduced most all bottles had corks including Medicines, Perfumes, Beer and Alcohol. The corkscrew was invented in the late 1700s and still used today.



To see all our Antique & Vintage Corkscrews and Bottle Openers click the link below to go to our Etsy store also see our Barware section.
http://www.riverratantiques.com/shop/19779657/corkscrews-openers

Sku# 3333