www.muesch-online.com Corkscrews with a spring


	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


	And another one from the 30th that works the same way as the other above one. material: steel, wood marking: CAPLIFTER


	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 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


	Framed corkscrew with a hidden spring. German registration for C. Ch. Neues, Oberschönau origin: Germany material: Stahl, Holz 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


	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


	Spring barrel corkscrew with a slotted retaining clip marked D.R.G.M. This clip is secured to a groove on the shank when the cork is pulled and moved out allowing the shank to pass through the wider part of the clip to slide the barrel upwards German registered design No. 289787 from July 16, 1906 for Georg Usbeck, Steinbach-Hallenberg material: steel, wood marking: D.R.G.M.

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