Torque: Chinnock Type Corkscrews

Another Chinnock.

Nineteenth Century. USA

An open frame Chinnock.

Early 1900's. USA

A German variation on the open-frame Chinnock. This one has a squared-off, rather tall frame.

Marked: Record. D.R.G.M.*
Germany.

*Note: "D.R.G.M." indicates a design registered in Germany between 1890 and 1945. The abbreviation stands for Deutsches Reich Gebrauchsmuster (German Empire Registered Design). Post W.W.II German designs are registered with the letters "DBGM". DBGM stands for "Deutsches Bundes Gebrauchs Muster" which translates to "German Federal Registered Design".