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What is a turn screw?
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A turn screw is a device used for turning screws. It may be a screwdriver or a wrench that can be used to drive and remove slotted screws. Find a collection of antique and vintage turn screws on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
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Set of Four Antique French Wooden Screw Press Nutcrackers
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rustic group of four 19th century French screw presses, possibly nutcrackers hand crafted in mahogany and walnut in a sculptural form.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
Antique Screw Press, English, Oak, Nutcracker, Bookbinder, Kitchen, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique screw press. An English, oak nutcracker, bookbinding or kitchen press, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1880.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian More Dining and Entertaining
Materials
Oak
$267 Sale Price
20% Off
French 18th Century Grape Screw Press / Pedestal
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This wonderfully patinated grape press screw dates to 1770 and comes from a French winery.
Category
Antique 18th Century French French Provincial Pedestals and Columns
Materials
Iron
French 18th Century Grape Screw Press / Pedestal
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This wonderfully patinated grape press screw dates to 1770 and comes from a French winery.
Category
Antique 18th Century French French Provincial Pedestals and Columns
Materials
Oak
Brutalist Round Dining Table with Screw-Press Base and Iron Band, France, 1940s
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Wine press screws, cider press components and foundry hardware were occasionally adapted by skilled artisans into domestic objects of considerable formal authority.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Brutalist Dining Room Tables
Materials
Iron
18th Century Scottish Walnut Linen Press with Screw Mechanism
Located in Memphis, TN
18th century Scottish walnut linen press featuring a striking hand-turned screw mechanism above a graduated chest of drawers.
Category
Antique 18th Century Scottish Georgian Linen Presses
Materials
Wood, Walnut
