William Rockwell Clough
Inventor & Manufacturer of over a billion corkscrews

by Ron MacLean & Bob Nugent
©2002 Ron MacLean

Table of Contents
Dedication
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Early Years 1844-1877
Clough & Williamson 1877-1882
Post Williamson 1882-1890
New Hampshire Years 1890-1920
Post Clough Era from 1920
Exhibition Participation
Corkscrews 1875-1879
Corkscrews 1880-1889
Corkscrews 1890-1900
Corkscrews 1901-1920
Williamson & Walker
Gray's Patent
Clough Corkscrew Inspirations
Other Clough Patents
Clough's Life Chronology
Clough Patent List
Advertising Corkscrews
Clough Trade Cards
Ayer's Trade Cards
German Catalogs
Epilogue

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