Antique Mini Bottle Advertising Corkscrew, Pepper Distillery of Lexington Kentucky

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We have for sale an Antique Mini Bottle Corkscrew
Wonderful find this 1890s mini bottle advertising corkscrew for the Pepper Distillery of Lexington Kentucky.
The advertisement is for the Pepper Distillery and their hand made Sour Mash Whiskey.
The corkscrew was made by the Williamson Company of Newark New Jersey and patented in 1897.
Unscrew the bottle and fold out the hidden corkscrew, screw the bottle back together to form a handle for the corkscrew. corkscrew was originally nickel-plated finish has worn off from use.
Why a corkscrew for whiskey? The bottle cap was not invented until the late 1800s by the Crown Cork Co. Baltimore and not highly used until into the early 1900s. Before the cap was introduced most all bottles had corks including Medicines, Perfumes and Alcohol.

Circa, 1890s
Measures; 1 3/8” long, 1 1/8” wide at handle.
Marked, Pepper Distillery of Lexington Kentucky. Williamson Co. June 1, 87.
Condition, scuffs and dings, wear on finish.
Please see all pictures as they are part of the description.
Photo Props not included in sale.

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Sku# 5035
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