FGB Lumezzane - Bottle cork - Cloche corkscrew - Enamel, Iron

This type of object is a clock-shaped corkscrew with four columns, manufactured in Italy and usually associated with the brand and manufacturer FGB (Colli Franzone Giovanni Battista), based in Lumezzane, Italy. [1, 2]

Main features

Model: Frame- or clock-shaped corkscrew (often with four metal columns that guide a spacing disc that prevents the spiral from twisting during extraction). [1]

Manufacturer: FGB (Colli Franzone Giovanni Battista), based in Lumezzane (province of Brescia, Lombardy region), a town historically known for its cutlery and metalworking.

Period: Generally produced between the 1960s and 1970s (often marked Brevettato, which in Italian means 'patented').

Materials: Chrome-plated steel, brass or enamelled in red hues typical of this period.