Vintage Corkscrew on Plaited Leather Necklace Antique Take a closer look

Take a closer look

The other side of the necklace is made from yellow tagua nuts

A charming and quirky little pop-up figure with big eyes made in the 1970s by Ann Fuller Designs

I thought it was a clever idea to purchase a bag of vintage moving eyes - you know the sort on mid-century animal brooches

Vintage Corkscrew on Plaited Leather Necklace Antique Take a closer lookI always love a piece that says 'Made in England'. So I snapped this up to created a practical little piece to wear. It has a plaited leather necklace. The history of corkscrews dates back to ancient Greece, where they used a tool called the "triglyph" to extract corks from amphorae (large clay jars used to store wine). However, the modern corkscrew, as we know it today, was invented in the late 18th century.