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/

VA108 This tool kit from L. E. B. Sales Co., New York, has a wide range of tools including a cork puller*. $135 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.”

VA109 On July 14, 1931 Albert Charbonneau of Boston, Massachusetts was granted United States Patent Number 1,814,895 for his "Compound Appliance.“ $115

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

VA121 A Nickel-plated open frame corkscrew with ball bearing assist. German Registered Design Number 1,308,467 of May 28, 1934, Firma Adolf Menz Wve. There is a locking device on the shaft. It keeps the frame from pushing up when the cork is self-extracted. It can then be depressed to push the frame up the shaft for easy removal of the cork from the worm. $65

VA125 Club type double action corkscrew. Italian. $33

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 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

VA132 Spain 39

VA134 Italian version of the Maxram double helix picnic corkscrew. The sheath is very tight going into the hole. Original box. $27

VA135 James Heeley & Son British Registered Design No. 702,970 (so marked) Although it is rather simple in design. The design incorporates a hole under the cap lifter through which the sheath can be pushed to form a handle for the corkscrew. $55

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

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

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

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

VA146 Combination corkscrew and bottle cap lifter with a pin on sheath. $29

VA147 Combination corkscrew and bottle cap lifter advertising “Old Crow Bourbon Whiskey, Bourbon Whiskey at It’s Best.” $45

VA148 Combination corkscrew and bottle cap lifter. $8

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

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

WS11 A well-decorated carriage key with whistle. Not a corkscrew but a nice go-with. Shown on page 341 of World-Class Corkscrews. $275

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

WS13 Whistle if you want me! $89

IC06 Heavy torpedo brass corkscrew. $55

IC09 Cast two finger pull. $125

IC11 Iron corkscrew with progressive worm. $95

IC19 Self puller. Two finger grip. Long worm. $125

IC20 Self puller. $95

IC43 A 3 ¾” brass corkscrew with evenly made halves which unscrew to reveal a straight pull worm. $145

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

IC73 South American Flynut Corkscrew - La Ciudadela. $125

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

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

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

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

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

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

VA58 One piece iron corkscrew. $45

VA62 Corkscrew with cast iron handle. $25

VA67 Midsize corkscrew with a fat heavy handle. $22

VA71 No, tap knobs aren’t made only for beer in your favorite bar. Here’s one for drawing off a glass of Mission Springs Rhine wine complete with corkscrew design. $29

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

VA83 Bakelite handle corkscrew. $29

VA84 Agate handle corkscrew. $22

VA85 Agate handle corkscrew. $22

VA87 Machined handle corkscrew. $19

VA88 A poorly designed corkscrew? No, there is not a broken tip. It is cast as shown. For removing corks? $25

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

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

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

VA152 Combination corkscrew and bottle cap lifter with thread on Catalin sheath. $35

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

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

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

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

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

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

VA161 Combination corkscrew and bottle cap lifter in pouch. The sheath has a drink dialer – turn the handle for various drink recipes. $22

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

VA163 Combination corkscrew and bottle cap lifter with Pfeilring mark in leather pouch. $22

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

VA167 Marked CHIP CHOP and PAT. PEND. Rotate the handle for drink recipes. 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. $17

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

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

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

VA172 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. In original box. $29

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

VA175 Combination bottle opener and ice chipper. $12

VA176 Corkscrew and cap lifter with wooden sheath. $15

VA178 Wood barrel double action corkscrew. $28

VA182 Lifetimer corkscrew with rollover locking handle. $18

VA184 Heavy brass barrel corkscrew with cap lifter in the handle. $25

VA188 Vertical pull with bulbous handle. Stands on bar top. $26

VA189 Agate handle corkscrew. $12

VA190 Agate handle corkscrew. $16

VA193 Agate handle corkscrew. $15

VA194 Thistle. $18

VA195 Marble handle corkscrew. $25

VA196 Horn handle corkscrew. Stands up on bar. $23