| US Patent: 345,822 
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| Cork Extractor | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | William L. Ames (exact or similar names) - Terre Haute, IN |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Sep. 17, 1885 |  
| Granted: | Jul. 20, 1886 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | William L. Ames patent July 20, 1886 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | The corkscrew folds into a handle for storage; the handle extends from a cam that bears on the rim of a bottle to lift the cork by wedge action. This would work on a wide range of bottle sizes. |  |