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CLOUGH CORKSCREWS
William Rockwell Clough invented a machine that would allow him to manufacture corkscrews from as single piece of wire. And, manufacture he did. There are thousands of cloughs out there in many variations.
One of the first corkscrews I purchased, when I started collecting, was a double helix clough. I paid 5 dollars for it, and regretted the purchase when I got back in the car. It was so perfect, I thought it was new--only to find out shortly thereafter that it was from 1876. With my confidence higher, and my price limit still at 5 dollars, I set about finding more. And, more. And, more. And, more.
As you will see below, handles may have different shapes, some have a double helix, some even have brushes, blades, or are marked Williamson across the wire--a reminder of the partnership between Clough and C.T. Williamson which lasted from 1877 -1882. The Clough with frame pictured amongst the others is the much ballyhooed Power Cone; a hard to find corkscrew; marked across the wires, "PATENT FEB. 22. 1897."
More often than not you find cloughs with advertising--like the one above; one of my favorites, as it is an advertising corkscrew advertising "advertising corkscrews..."
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