Original U.S. Champagne Corkscrew Tap in Leather Case marked to the Lexington Hotel in Chicago where Al Capone Lived - Circa 1925 British Documents & Books ” Ufford said

” Ufford said

This was used in a modified form for armored vehicles until 1940

with red inner trim

900 had been produced by June 1940 and few had been put into service due to a shortage of ammunition

which would normally be attached to a ribbon

Original U.S. Champagne Corkscrew Tap in Leather Case marked to the Lexington Hotel in Chicago where Al Capone Lived - Circa 1925 British Documents & Books ” Ufford saidOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a magnificently made Champagne Corkscrew Tap designed to screw through the cork of larger size bottles such as a Magnum or Jeroboam. This allowed the champagne or wine inside to be accessed in a controlled manner using the spigot on the end. A very clever way to preserve the massive amount of wine being accessed. The corkscrew tap is non magnetic and looks to be silver plated. There are no markings on the tap