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    Posted 2 years ago

    IronLace
    (934 items)

    Some folks may recall my posts from last year regarding what I like to call "Anxious Objects" - antique glass novelty items that depict forms such as hammers, swords, tomahawks, axes, etc.
    This is my latest addition to the collection, & one that I think is possibly quite rare - a glass corkscrew!
    Like most of my best finds, this one came when I wasn't looking for it...just through a general search for Victorian glass.
    Found on eBay UK, this item is made from clear glass, & measures 10 cm across the handle, & 14 cm in length from the top of the handle to the point of the "screw".
    A beautiful, handmade piece, most likely English origin, though exact age & maker is uncertain.
    Last photo pictures it with a small glass hammer, also found on eBay UK.

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    Comments

    1. dav2no1 dav2no1, 2 years ago
      I was opening a dresser once that had glass handles..one side broke and cut me up. So yes ...I understand "anxious" with these items.
    2. IronLace IronLace, 2 years ago
      Sorry to hear of your glass related misadventure, dav2no1, & thanks for the comment & love!
    3. kivatinitz kivatinitz, 2 years ago
      how interesting I had never heard about these objects....
    4. racer4four racer4four, 2 years ago
      I'm anxious looking at this.
      What were they thinking?
    5. IronLace IronLace, 2 years ago
      Many thanks, kivatintitz!
    6. IronLace IronLace, 2 years ago
      Thanks slso, Karen!
      Yes, this is the definition of an anxious object to me. Just to even contemplate using for it's intended use gets me feeling stressed. I was also hoping that the seller would do a good job of packing it, & thankfully, they did - double boxed for its trip from the UK...

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