Grandin Champagne Advertising Pocket Corkscrew, Aluminium & Steel, France, Early 20th Century
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A French Grandin Champagne advertising combination pocket corkscrew of the folding multi-tool family, dating to the early 20th century. The compact construction incorporates a folding steel worm, knife blade and crown-cap opener within decorated metal handle scales. Both faces carry Grandin advertising, including prominent GRANDIN lettering and a Champagne bottle motif. Comparable French Champagne-branded combination pocket corkscrews are documented from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The example displays expected age-related surface wear, oxidation and discolouration to the steel components, while the relief advertising remains well defined and legible. The folding components appear complete and retain their intended articulation. Offered primarily as a collector's example; careful rather than regular functional use is recommended.
Circa: c.1900–1925
Provenance: Thomas Guenther Collection, Netherlands
Measurements: 9.2 × 3.3 × 0.80 cm
Weight: 48 g