Corkscrews for Sale Various

Don Bull, P. O. Box 596, Wirtz, VA 24184 USA email: corkscrew@bullworks.net (Please email with alphanumerical listing ID for availability and shipping – include your name and address) Click here to return to index page: http://www.bullworks.net/bullsale/ Prices reduced. Price in red.

VA108 This tool kit from L. E. B. Sales Co., New York, has a wide range of tools including a cork puller*. $135 $65 See next page for cork puller details.

Above: An advertisement from the March, 1912 issue of Popular Mechanics magazine.

Josef L’Africain found this 1915 advertisement which labels the hooked tool as a “Cork Puller.”

VA113 Open frame corkscrew with locking swivel collar marked at the top of the frame G.M.T. Co. on one side and SAXONY on the other. The handle is cracked but functional. $12 $6

VA125 Club type double action corkscrew. Italian. $33 $17

VA128 Brass figural corkscrew depicting two horses with their harnesses pulling in opposite directions as in a test of strength. Marked 1928 CASCO 1953. The sheath is tight. $125 $69 See next page for more on Casco.

Casco Adhesives was founded in 1928 by Leif Amundsen ((nephew of Roald Amundsen, the first person at the South Pole). Casco Adhesives is still in business and is located in Kristinehamn and Nacka, Sweden. It is part of Akzo Nobel, one of the world’s leading chemicals corporations. The company sells and develops adhesives and adhesive systems for the wood-working industry. In 1932, the Borden Company introduced Casco Glue in the U.S. market.

VA131 Souvenir of Madrid, Spain. $39 $22

VA132 Spain 39 $22

VA142 Corkscrew with cap lifter and Baltimore loop seal remover. Advertising “The Wm. H. Holmes Co., Whiskey Merchants and Importers, 332 First Avenue, Pittsburg [No H], Pa.” $65 $22

There were times before July 19, 1911 when Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was spelled without the letter “H” at the end. But at a special meeting of the United States Geographic Board held on July 19, 1911 the previous decision with regard to the spelling of Pittsburgh without the final H was reconsidered and the form below was adopted: Pittsburgh, a city in Pennsylvania

VA143 Combination corkscrew and cap lifter with thread on sheath. $32 $8

VA144 Combination corkscrew and cap lifter advertising “George Younger’s Alloa Sparkling Ale.” $35 $17

VA145 Combination corkscrew, cap lifter, and Baltimore Loop Seal Remover. $22 $7

VA148 Combination corkscrew and bottle cap lifter. $8 $2

VA149 Combination corkscrew and bottle cap lifter with thread on sheath. Pfeilring trademark at top of cap lifter. $24 $7

VA150 Combination corkscrew and bottle cap lifter advertising “M. B. Butler, Inc., Importers, Wholesales and Retail Liquor Dealers, Niagara Falls, N.Y.” $65 $25

WS12 A picnic corkscrew with a cut for a whistle but no working mechanism. $85 $25

WS13 Whistle if you want me! $89 $33

IC59 Gentleman’s set with corkscrew, cigar cutter, and Champagne wire cutter / nipper. Note the interesting retaining mechanism on the spring load nipper. Case has some wear as seen in the photos. One case clamp not tightly secured. $135 $75

VA19 A heavy brass corkscrew / opener marked WINTHROP with a cross symbol on the sheath. $45 $22

VA27 An unmarked stage screw. Frank Lippincott wrote "In utilizing my invention the screw may be inserted in the stage-floor, walls, or upper structure to provide a fixed point of attachment, so that cables, hooks, guy-ropes, &c., may be readily engaged with the ring portions and fastened to the handle, or the device may be used in connection with the various stage-settings and scenery-frames as a fastening means or coupling member." U. S. Patent No. 820,655 was issued May 15, 1906 for a "Stage Screw". $39 $19

VA29 On August 20, 1850 Seraphin Bossin was granted French Patent No. 10,004 for his cork removing machine. The corkscrew was secured in the machine to pull a Champagne cork. $75 $33

VA32 A long curved thing with a worm and a finger hole. ? $75 $25

VA36 A screw with button that probably held a replacement cork. $35 $15

VA54 Will the crystal ball focal point of this corkscrew predict the quality of the wine being opened? $49 $22

VA58 One piece iron corkscrew. $45 $18

VA67 Midsize corkscrew with a fat heavy handle. $22 $9

VA80 Add a little color to your collection with this painted handle corkscrew. $16 $7

VA91 John Forster's U. S. Patent No. 1,172,695 for a "Vegetable-Slicer" issued February 22, 1916. John's drawing shows a potato being cut into an ornamental corkscrew like garnishing slice. He wrote "The cutter is illustrated in operation ... the unsliced portion of the potato, the spiral or cork-screw like slice produced by the progressive movement of the improved slicing device." $35 $12

VA98 So here’s a “corkscrew” that someone made apparently quite some time ago by cementing it inside a candle holder (?). Markings as shown. $13 $6

VA151 Combination corkscrew and bottle cap lifter marked PFEILRING SOLINGEN (Germany) with trademark. Thread on sheath. $37 $18

Combination corkscrew and bottle cap lifter with Catalin sheath. Note the pin on the sheath – this serves to allow the worm to be threaded into the sheath and secured. $49 $25

VA155 Combination corkscrew and bottle cap lifter with Catalin sheath. $35 $18

VA156 Combination corkscrew and bottle cap lifter with Catalin sheath. $35 $15

VA157 Combination corkscrew and bottle cap lifter with Catalin sheath. Note the pin on the sheath – this serves to allow the worm to be threaded into the sheath and secured. $49 $25

VA158 Combination corkscrew and bottle cap lifter with Catalin sheath. $35 $16

VA159 Combination corkscrew and bottle cap lifter advertising “Casali Brothers.” Note the instruction on the sheath “Pull Out of Cork Puller.” $55 $25

VA162 Combination corkscrew and bottle cap lifter in leather pouch. Marked PEBE SOLINGEN, MADE IN GERMANY with Pfeilring mark. $22 $8

VA164 Combination corkscrew, bottle cap lifter, and funnel in leather pouch. Marked MADE IN GERMANY with Pfeilring mark. $35 $15

VA168 Combination corkscrew, cap lifter and ice crusher marked CHIP CHOP and PAT. PEND. The Chip Chop “Crushes ice cubes right in your glass” with a spring action. From Apex Products Corp., New York. Chip Chops have been found with a 1946 copyright date box. $19 $8

VA169 Combination corkscrew, cap lifter and ice crusher marked CHIP CHOP and PAT. PEND. The Chip Chop “Crushes ice cubes right in your glass” with a spring action. From Apex Products Corp., New York. Chip Chops have been found with a 1946 copyright date box. $19 $7

VA170 Combination corkscrew, cap lifter and ice crusher marked CHIP CHOP and PAT. PEND. The Chip Chop “Crushes ice cubes right in your glass” with a spring action. From Apex Products Corp., New York. Chip Chops have been found with a 1946 copyright date box. Green leatherette grip. $24 $7

VA173 Quick chip deluxe Ice Chipper. An Anchor product. $18 $6

VA175 Combination bottle opener and ice chipper. $12 $5

VA176 Corkscrew and cap lifter with wooden sheath. $15 $7

VA182 Lifetimer corkscrew with rollover locking handle. $18 $7

VA189 Agate handle corkscrew. $12 $6

VA190 Agate handle corkscrew. $16 $6

VA193 Agate handle corkscrew. $15 $6

VA194 Thistle. $18 $9

UN03 Wood moon corkscrew. $24 $8

UN15 Chairing a meeting? Gavel from Henri Maire. Concealed corkscrew. Wine barrel shape head. $35 $15

UN17 Chairing a meeting? Decorated gavel. Concealed corkscrew. Wine barrel shape head. $29 $12

UN20 You’ve seen corkscrews with brushes in the handle but I’ll bet you’ve never seen one with a brush like this! Interesting novelty. $25 $13

UN28 Boye Needle Company doesn’t say on the packaging is that you could use them as cheese knobs when having a party! $45 $22

UN30 Does your TV remote control have a corkscrew and bottle opener? If not, how can you live without it. Put batteries in this and flip channels as you uncap and uncork bottles! $24 $7

UN32 The faucet handle corkscrew is Stephan Koziol’s U. S. Patent D291,174 of August 4, 1987. Stephan’s patent references a 1926 patent for a “Design for a Game Jack” by James McDonald of San Francisco, California. The corkscrew handle’s design could be construed as either a faucet or a jack. $18 $12

UN35 The faucet handle corkscrew is Stephan Koziol’s U. S. Patent D291,174 of August 4, 1987. Stephan’s patent references a 1926 patent for a “Design for a Game Jack” by James McDonald of San Francisco, California. The corkscrew handle’s design could be construed as either a faucet or a jack. $18 $12

UN36 Folk Art Corkscrew. $19 $11

UN45 Combination lighter (needs butane) and corkscrew. $19 $8

UN61 I don’t have an explanation for this. $59 $25 Geoffrey Kenward wrote to me “UN61 is I suspect a vegetable cutter it makes a continuous ribbon similar but not as user friendly to other veg cutters you have for sale.”

UN64 Sterling butter pick marked as shown. $35 $10

UN65 Sterling butter pick marked as shown. $35 $10

UN67 Jezzine Ware bar set. For the Jezzine Ware story see http://www.bullworks.net/virtual/jezzine/jezzine.htm $75 $45

UN74 Pipe & opener set. $10 $6

UN75 Pipe & Opener Salt & Pepper Set in original box. $24 $9

UN76 Pipe shaker corkscrew. $6 $2

UN78 At first glance this looks like it should have a can opener. It is a waiter’s friend corkscrew marked D.B.G.M. and MADE IN GERMANY. $45 $22

UN84 A picnic corkscrew complete with six coasters showing the Chrysler Pentastar emblem. Siegfried Hölterscheit, Huckelhoven, Germany was granted American Design Patent No. D-301,532 for this set, June 13, 1989. The patent title is Combination Coaster Set, Corkscrew and Bottle Opener. $39 $25

UN85 A corkscrew and a bottle opener (with fox head) hang from a horseshoe mounted on a stand. $85 $59

UN86 A corkscrew is inserted into the vertical sheath with horseshow mounted on a stand. $89 $65

UN88 A bar set. The six coasters store inside the plastic bottle. The opener / corkscrew is the neck of the bottle. $39 $19

UN93 An elegant corkscrew in a fitted wood block labeled CARDIAC. $33 $12

UN94 Austrian Gero Artmer tinkered with the idea of using the gas advantage externally in a corkscrew design His device would allow him to turn the worm into the cork, push a button, and the cork would be automatically extracted. Artmer submitted his patent application to the Austrian Patent Office on October 22, 1971. Patent Number 305,071 was issued May 15, 1972 and officially announced February 12, 1973. Marked WORLD PATENT DESIGN GERO ARTMER and DUPONT’S DELRIN. $125 in the original box. $65

Note: Shipped without gas cartridge

UN95 Mister Maximum. Austrian Gero Artmer tinkered with the idea of using the gas advantage externally in a corkscrew design His device would allow him to turn the worm into the cork, push a button, and the cork would be automatically extracted. Artmer submitted his patent application to the Austrian Patent Office on October 22, 1971. Patent Number 305,071 was issued May 15, 1972 and officially announced February 12, 1973. Marked WORLD PATENT DESIGN GERO ARTMER and DUPONT’S DELRIN. $89 $45

Note: Shipped without gas cartridge

UN96 Mister Maximum. Austrian Gero Artmer tinkered with the idea of using the gas advantage externally in a corkscrew design His device would allow him to turn the worm into the cork, push a button, and the cork would be automatically extracted. Artmer submitted his patent application to the Austrian Patent Office on October 22, 1971. Patent Number 305,071 was issued May 15, 1972 and officially announced February 12, 1973. Marked WORLD PATENT DESIGN GERO ARTMER and DUPONT’S DELRIN. $89 $45

Note: Shipped without gas cartridge

UN97 Mister Maximum. Austrian Gero Artmer tinkered with the idea of using the gas advantage externally in a corkscrew design His device would allow him to turn the worm into the cork, push a button, and the cork would be automatically extracted. Artmer submitted his patent application to the Austrian Patent Office on October 22, 1971. Patent Number 305,071 was issued May 15, 1972 and officially announced February 12, 1973. Marked WORLD PATENT DESIGN GERO ARTMER and DUPONT’S DELRIN. $89 $45

Note: Shipped without gas cartridge

UN99 Salt & Pepper Corkscrew/Bottle Opener set on stand. $12 $6