Corkscrew (5) - Wood, Metal

Five vintage French wooden corkscrews from the mid-20th century, circa 1945–1965, made of boxwood and other hard woods.

1. Classic French double-action corkscrew in boxwood, with a mechanical lever mechanism for controlled uncorking.
2. Direct-pull corkscrew with a dark brown varnished wooden handle and handsome patina of age.
3. Simple T-handle corkscrew with a prominently red lacquered handle and a characteristic finger rest on the shaft.
4. Direct-pull corkscrew with a decorative wooden handle shaped like a wine barrel.
5. French picnic corkscrew in boxwood, compact and disassemblable travel size, with the worm storable inside the handle.