Front and rear views of a British-made UMCo utility combination tool with integrated folding corkscrew, Registered Design No. 689051, showing the cast metal body, bottle opener, screwdriver tip, and folding worm, illustrated in Donald A. Bull's The Ultimate Corkscrew Book.

UMCo Utility Combination Tool

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Front and rear views of a British-made UMCo utility combination tool with integrated folding corkscrew, Registered Design No. 689051, showing the cast metal body, bottle opener, screwdriver tip, and folding worm, illustrated in Donald A. Bull's The Ultimate Corkscrew Book.
  • Front and rear views of a British-made UMCo utility combination tool with integrated folding corkscrew, Registered Design No. 689051, showing the cast metal body, bottle opener, screwdriver tip, and folding worm, illustrated in Donald A. Bull's The Ultimate Corkscrew Book.
  • Open view of a British UMC cast steel folding utility corkscrew showing the original folding worm, cap lifter, frame construction, and stamped British manufacturing marks, illustrating the compact multi-function engineering of this collector's tool.
  • Side profile of a British UMC Utility Combination Tool, showing the cast steel openwork frame, integrated hammer head, folding corkscrew worm, and compact multi-function engineering, circa 1922.
  • British UMC cast alloy combination corkscrew shown in original collector's condition, retaining its folding worm, capsule cutter, cap lifter, crisp maker's markings and honest age-related wear, photographed against a black background.
  • Close-up detail of a British UMC multifunction utility tool showing the integrated glass breaker, tin opener and registered steel frame with corkscrew mechanism, illustrating several of the patented functions incorporated into this collector-grade pocket tool.
  • Close-up of the cast maker's mark reading "BRITISH MAKE UMCo LDN" and Registered Design No. 689051 on a British UMC Utility Combination Tool, showing the integrated corkscrew, measurement graduations, and identifying markings associated with the 1922 registered design.
  • Front and rear views of a British-made UMCo utility combination tool with integrated folding corkscrew, Registered Design No. 689051, showing the cast metal body, bottle opener, screwdriver tip, and folding worm, illustrated in Donald A. Bull's The Ultimate Corkscrew Book.
  • Open view of a British UMC cast steel folding utility corkscrew showing the original folding worm, cap lifter, frame construction, and stamped British manufacturing marks, illustrating the compact multi-function engineering of this collector's tool.
  • Side profile of a British UMC Utility Combination Tool, showing the cast steel openwork frame, integrated hammer head, folding corkscrew worm, and compact multi-function engineering, circa 1922.
  • British UMC cast alloy combination corkscrew shown in original collector's condition, retaining its folding worm, capsule cutter, cap lifter, crisp maker's markings and honest age-related wear, photographed against a black background.
  • Close-up detail of a British UMC multifunction utility tool showing the integrated glass breaker, tin opener and registered steel frame with corkscrew mechanism, illustrating several of the patented functions incorporated into this collector-grade pocket tool.
  • Close-up of the cast maker's mark reading "BRITISH MAKE UMCo LDN" and Registered Design No. 689051 on a British UMC Utility Combination Tool, showing the integrated corkscrew, measurement graduations, and identifying markings associated with the 1922 registered design.
UMCo Utility Combination Tool

UMCo Utility Combination Tool

€35.00
€35.00
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The Utility Combination Tool manufactured by UMCo, London, represents one of Britain's most distinctive multi-function corkscrew designs of the early twentieth century. Registered under British Design No. 689051 in 1922, the pressed steel frame incorporates a folding corkscrew together with a series of practical workshop and household functions including a tin opener, bottle cap lifter, bottle stopper wrench, measuring scale, hammer, paper pattern and stencil cutter, coin tester, glass breaker and glass cutter. The tool is illustrated and described in Donald A. Bull's The Ultimate Corkscrew Book, where it is recognised as an important British combination corkscrew.

This example retains its original folding worm, glass cutter wheel, can opener and registered markings. The nickel-plated finish shows honest age-related wear consistent with careful use, while the frame remains straight and complete with no evidence of repair or replacement components. The worm is straight and sharp, and the principal functions remain operational. A well-preserved collector's example suitable for both display and careful use.

Circa: Registered 1922

Provenance: Thomas Guenther Collection

Measurements
Length: 16.35 cm
Width: 4.6 cm
Height/Depth: 1.0 cm

Weight: 99 g

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