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What is a turn screw?
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.
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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.
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian More Dining and Entertaining

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.
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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.
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Antique 18th Century Scottish Georgian Linen Presses

Materials

Wood, Walnut

French collumn black vintage
Located in MILL, NL
French screw / press to be used as column / plinth. Black in colour.
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Early 20th Century Pedestals and Columns

Materials

Nutwood

19th Century French Oak Carpenter’s Press Console Table with Bottom Shelf
Located in Dallas, TX
The piece retains wonderful period details including a thick plank top, heavy square legs, visible pegged joinery, a lower stretcher shelf, and an iron screw press mechanism mounted ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Rustic Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Oak

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