Corkscrew with aluminium frame and a spring, that gives the handle more pulling power.

After the worm is turned into the cork and the frame is contacting the bottle neck, the spring begins to exert force against the handle as the user continues to turn it. This action than causes the cork to be lifted from the bottle.

material: steel, aluminium, wood

marking:
MEFA


Another one from the early 30th of the last century, which works in the same way as above.

This is a variation of the

"HERCULES"

type corkscrews, derived from an 1883 German patent by Dunish and Schöler.

material: steel, wood

marking:
HERCULES


Another one from the 30th that works the same way as the other above one.

material: steel, wood

marking:
DRGM


This is a variation with a conical spring and a lead frame.

It's one of my favorites

material: steel, lead, wood

marking:
none


Corkscrew with a movable bell which can be locked with a special mechanism. You can use the bell as a caplifter, too.

BACCHUS
mit Korkausstoßer

(with cork expeller)

origin: Germany

material: steel, wood

markings:
 D.R.G.M. Kapselheber
Caplifter Germany
BACCHUS mit Korkausstosser
Gg. HERM.USBECK
GEGR. 1879
STEINBACH-HALLENBERG


Corkscrew with a movable bell which can be locked with a special mechanism.

German registered design

No. 1 246 839,

G. Usbeck of Steinbach-Hallenberg

from September 24th, 1932.

material: steel, wood

markings:
NEUE HERCULES MIT KORK AUSSTOSSER
D.R.G.M. Germany


This is a HERCULES with revolving hocks. The hooks are formed on the both outer ends of a crossbar that is fixed to the shaft to lock the frame to the shaft.

D.R.G.M. No 184 844

September, 17th 1902

registered by G. H. Usbeck of Steinbach-Hallenberg, Germany

material: steel, wood

marking:
none


This is a corkscrew with a locking device,

similar to

D.R.G.M. No 184 844

September, 17th 1902

registered by G. H. Usbeck of Steinbach-Hallenberg, Germany

material: steel, wood

marking:
none


Small, only 6 cm long corkscrew with spring support.

Origin: Germany

material: steel, plastic

markings:
D.R.G.M.
Germany
MIGNON


This is a corkscrew with a spring barrel and a swiveling clip that swings out of the way to raise the spring after the cork is extracted.

Design registered for
J. Walters
on March, 29th 1901

D.R.G.M. 93.678

There's a rest of advertising on the handle

origin: Germany

material: steel, wood

marking:
none


German spring barrel with a "paper clip" stop. The paper clip has a pin in the center that is inserted in a hole in the shank to stop the spring when removing the cork from the bottle. To remove the cork you pull the pin out, raise the clip and spring barrel and unscrew the cork. The spike is for breaking the waxseal.

1895 patent by W. Sommers

material: steel, brass, wood

marking:
none


At this item the spring barrel has a washer above the worm. There is no way to move the spring barrel out of the way to remove the cork from the worm... it's a very impractical design.

material: steel, wood

marking:
none


A version of a spring barrel corkscrew with a pin attached to the shaft, which enables turning the spring barrel upward in the loose upper windings of the spring barrel.

German registered design

No. 223 103,

Gustav Kürschner of Schmalkalden,

March 31th, 1904.

material: steel, wood

marking:
none


Interesting here is the packaging with the advertising:

Brunnenversand
Bad Lauchstädt

Same version of a spring barrel corkscrew with a pin attached to the shaft, which enables turning the spring barrel upward in the loose upper windings of the spring barrel.

material: steel, wood

marking:
none


Corkscrew with a catch inside the frame to engage two pins attached to the shaft,

D.R.G.M. No. 182 562

Aug. 14, 1902

W. Sommers, Schmalkalden

material:
Steel, Wood

marking:
none

new


Spring barrel corkscrew with a hinge jointed clip above the frame to prevent the barrel from sliding upward.

German registered design

No. 93 678

from April 4, 1898

and March 20, 1901

for Gustav Kürschner, Schmalkalden

material: steel, wood

marking:
D.R.G.M. 93678

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