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Ellis Collection - Goodyear 1851 USA Patent Roundlet
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| Listing Format: | Fixed Price |
| Price: | Buy Now for (GBP) £60.00 (USD) $78.54 |
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| Location: | Great Britain (UK) |
| Started : | 1/4/2014 12:56:38 PM |
| Ended: | 1/13/2014 7:00:30 PM |
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| Seller Ebay ID / Identifiant eBay du vendeur: | barowl |
| Seller Name / Nom du vendeur: | Barbara Ellis |
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DESCRIPTION
Ellis Collection - Goodyear 1851 USA Patent Roundlet
Lovely example of the earliest known US patent date marked on a corkscrew.
Nelson Goodyear’s Patent refers to the revolutionary process of vulcanising or hardening rubber.
The black roundlet is made of this new hardened rubber. It is lightly marked “Goodyear’s Patent 1851” on one half. The other half has a brass metal insert which holds the fluted worm, which folds and pushes inside. 8 cms.
See O’Leary – Corkscrews – page 32, Ellis & Ellis – Corkscrews page 71, Peters & Giulian – Pocket Corkscrews – page 121.
CONDITION
Condition – Very good, rubber case is good, metal insert moves, worm is intact.
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