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A Plea from Ken Hark
Hollywood, Florida - Ken Hark has updated the list of known Williamson and Jorres mini bottle and bullet corkscrews. Ken is asking The Daily Screw readers to review the list which appears at the bottom of this page and notify him of any additions to the list. Email Ken at harkx@bellsouth.net.
Background
Wirtz, Virginia - On June 1, 1897 William A. Williamson was granted U.S. Patent #583,561 for his invention of a corkscrew which is concealed inside a small bottle or bullet shape. The ends thread together and when unscrewed, a helix pivots at an angle to the base. The two pieces are then screwed back together to form the handle. Advertising plaques were applied to the bottles.
On September 4, 1900 Ralph W. Jorres was granted U.S. Patent #657,421 for his version of this corkscrew. Jorres atttached the helix to the top of the bottle instead of the base.
Some of the Williamson bottles had stanhopes (magnifiers) in the top. When held up to the light a photo can be seen through the viewing hole. Unfortunately, the photo was delicate and finding one complete is rare.
The table which first appeared in The Virtual Corkscrew Museum in April, 1997 contains advertising plates with shapes and sizes shown. If the corkscrew is a bullet shape, an * appears in the Plate column before the V (vertical) or H (horizontal) plate designation. In the column marked "C/S", B or T denotes whether the worm is in the top or the base. Thanks to the efforst of Ken Hark and several other mini bottle and bullet corkscrews, the list has been updated several times since 1997.
Variations in patent data on the base bottom have not been considered in this list.
Brand Advertising C/S Plate *=Bullet shape Stanhope Abbott G. W. Abbott & Co., Baltimore, Md., Manufacturers the Original Angostura Bitters B H 1 1/8" No Adolff Monogram Pure Rye Whiskey, Chas. A. Adolff, Buffalo, N.Y. B H 1 1/8" No American Liquor Compliments of American Liquor Co., 57 E Park St, Butte, Montana B Anderson Compliments of Anderson & Co., Bluebonnet Whiskey, Waco, Texas T *V 1 1/8" Anderson Anderson Distillery Company, Louisville, Kentucky, Hand Made Sour Mash Fire Copper Whiskey B V 1 1/8" Yes - No Pic Anheuser Busch Anheuser Busch Malt Nutrine B H 1 1/8" No Anheuser Busch Anheuser Busch (Spread Wing Eagle) B V 1 1/8" No Anheuser Busch Anheuser Busch (Closed Wing Eagle) T Anheuser Busch Anheuser Busch (Closed Wing Eagle) B V 1 1/8" No Arata S.A.Arata & Co. Wholesale Liquors, 104 3rd. St. , Portland, Ore. T *V 1 1/8" Arata S.A.Arata & Co. Wholesale Liquors, 104 3rd. St., Portland. Ore. B V 1 1/8" Yes - No pic Arlington Hotel Arlington, G. J. Burg Prop., 31st St. & Penn Ave., Pittsburg, Pa, Phone Fisk 228-2 B V 1 1/8" B&B B & B (Bluthenthal & Bickart) Distillers, Atlanta, Ga., "Four Aces" Whiskey B V 1 1/8" Barney Compliments of Barney 1899 B V 1 1/8" No Bauer Drink Bauer Kidney Gin, A. Bauer & Co., Chicago B V 7/8" Yes - No Mag Bennet's Bennet's Catawba Valley Old Corn Whiskey, Gate & Bennett Sole Props., Knoxville, Tenn. B H No Berges J. B. Berges, O. K. Whiskey, Bakersfield, Ca. B V 7/8" No Bluthenthal Bluthenthal & Bickert, B & B Distillers, Atlanta, Ga., Four Aces Whiskey B V 1 1/8" Bohemian Bohemian Brewing, Chicago B V 7/8" Yes - No Mag Bronson Compliments of A. Bronson, Liquor & Cigars, 823 2nd Ave., Seattle T V 1 1/8" Brotherhood Emerson's Old "5X" Rye, Brotherhood Wine Co., New York B V 1 1/8" No Brotherhood Emerson's Old "5X" Rye, Brotherhood Wine Co., New York T H 1 1/8" No Brown Forman Old Forester Whisky, Brown Forman & Co., Louisville, Ky. B V 7/8" Yes - No Mag Brown Forman Old Forester Whisky, Brown Forman & Co., Louisville, Ky. T *V 1 1/8" No Buffalo Buffalo Co-operative Brewing Co., Extra 6 Special Brew B V 7/8" Yes - No Pic Burns Burns & O'Donohue Agts. Call for Kentucky Whiskey, Bangor, Me. B H No Cape Brewery Cape Brewery and Ice Co., Cape Girardeau, Mo., B H 1 1/8" No Carta Blanca Carta Blanca, Cerveceria Cuauhtemol S. A. Exquisita Monterrey, N. L. Pilsener Mexicana B V 1 1/8" No Churchill Churchill's Rye Columbian Columbian Souvenir (Pic of Christopher Columbus - Full body) B Oval 1 1/8" No Columbian Columbian Souvenir (Pic of Christopher Columbus - Bust Only) B V 1 1/8" No Columbus Columbus, Ohio - state capitol souvenir plate B V 1 1/8" Shield No Crooked Crooked but he's got pull (Devil) B V 1 1/8" Cunninghams Compliments of Cunninghams & Co., Ltd., Pittsburgh, Pa, Glass Bottle Mf'rs B V 7/8" No Daleiden Old Harper Whiskey, Compliments of P. Daleiden, Chicago T V 1 1/8" Daleiden Old Harper Whiskey, Compliments of P. Daleiden, Chicago B V 7/8" Dallemand Dallemand & Co., Cream Pure Rye- Chicago Delaney Compliments of D. J. Delaney, 35 Adam St. Chicago T V 1 1/8" No Dewar John Dewar & Sons (Distillers) Ltd., Old Highland Whisky, Perth, N.B. & London B H 1 1/8" No Dewar John Dewar & Sons (Distillers) Ltd., Old Highland Whisky, Perth, N.B. & London B H 1 3/16" No Dewar John Dewar & Sons (Distillers) Ltd., Old Highland Whisky, Perth, N.B. & London B V 1 3/16" No Dewar Dewars Whisky, White Label, Finest Highland Whiskey John Dewar & Sons Distillers Scotland B V 1 1/8" No Dewar White Label B V 1 1/8" Dewar White Label Whisky B V 1 1/8" embossed Dewar Imperial Whisky B Embossed No Eastern Eastern Liquor Co., Portland, Ore T V 1 1/8" No Eisner H & A Eisner, 94 Market St. Newark, N.J. B Eldredge Compliments Eldredge Brewing Co., Ale, Lager Beer, Brewers, Portsmouth, N.H. B V 1 1/8" No Eliston Eliston Brand Whiskey, Eliston Distilling Co., Cincinnati, Ohio T V 1 1/8" No Five Oak Five Oak Rye B Flynn J. J. Flynn & Co., Carbonated Waters, Quincy, ILL. B V 1 1/8' No Foshay W. B. Foshay Bottling Works, Penn Yan, N. Y., Fine Sodas Etc. H 1 1/8" Friday Wm. J. Friday & Co., 630 Smithfield St., Pittsburg, Pa. T * Frisch Compliments of Frisch & Co., 346 East Water Street, Milwaukee Wis., Established 1869 B V 1 1/8" No Gates Gates & Bennet, Catawba Valley Old Corn Whiskey Gerisch Louis Gerisch, 1873 Pure Old Maryland Cabinet Rye B V 7/8" Goff Goff & Co., El Tropico (Cigar) Louisville, Ky. Cigar Golden Gate Golden Gate International Exposition T *V 1 1/8" Shield No Grahams Grahams, 330 & 332 4th Ave., Pittsburg B Grain Belt Grain Belt Supply Co., South Omaha, Nebraska T *V 1 1/8" No Greil B. S. Greil & Co., Wholesale Liquors, Montgomery, Ala. T V 1 1/8" No Gunshole Compliments of Straus Gunshole, Maryland Rye, Richmond, Va. B Habich Bottled by C. Habich & Co., Indianapolis, C. Maus Topaz B V 7/8" Yes - No Pic Hamburger The Hamburger Co's, Hoffman House, Pure Rye, Chicago B V 7/8" No Hanks J. B. Hanks Wrecking B V 1 1/8" Harp Harp Lager Hays L. J. Hays, Sweet Briar Whiskey, Toledo, O. B V - Oval No Hicks Jacob E. Hicks, Wholesale Liquor Dealer, 507 Dickson St., Homestead, Pa. T V 1 1/8" No Hochstadter Hochstadter's Leipziger Burgunder Wein Bitters The Hochstadter's Co. New York T V 7/8" No Home For a pure beer drink Home Brewing Co's Imperial Pale Bottle Beer St. Louis B V 1 1/8" No Indiana Indiana Brewing Co., New Albany, Ind., Export and Lager Table Beer B V 7/8" Yes - No Mag Indianapolis Indianapolis Brewing Co., Indianapolis, Ind., U.S.A., Tonica B V 1 1/8" No Jackson Drink Jackson's Napa Soda B V 1 1/8" No Jewett Jewett, Bigelow & Brooks Coal, Detroit, Mich. T *V 1 1/8" Joliet Joliet Bottling Co., Joliet, Ills. B V 1 1/8" No Jones Simeon Jones Ltd., St. John, N.B., XXX Ale & Porter T V 1 1/8" No Kellenberger Columbine Pure Rye, John Kellenberger, Sole Owner, Durango, Col. & Chicago, Ill. B V 1 1/8" Keller Keller & Horting Pure Rye Whiskey, Lancaster, Pa. B V 7/8" No Kellerstrass Compliments of Kellerstrass Distilling Co., Kansas City, Mo. Kelly Call for D. Kelly's Private Stock, Finest Whiskey Sold, Columbus, O. B V 1 1/8" No Koenig Jules C. Koenig, Fine Whiskies, Agents for G & B Rye, No. 418 Camp Str., New Orleans B H 1 1/8" No Kolb Kolb Bros. Crystal Export Lager West Bay City, Mich. B V 7/8" Lau Wm. C. Lau, 485 Elmwood Ave., Detroit B V 1 1/8" Yes Lemp Drink Lemp St. Louis B *V 1 1/8" No Liquor Liquor Trades Gazette B H 1 1/8" No Live Oak Live Oak Rye, The Live Oak Distl'y Co., Cincinnati, O. 1870 B V 1 1/8" No Looker Compliments of Turner Looker, Cincinnati Mahan Mahan Supply Co., Wichita, Kas., Budweiser, Schlitz T V 1 1/8" No Malakoff Malakoff B H 1 1/8" Martin Argonaut Whiskey, E. Martin & Co., S. F. T V 1 1/8" No Maryland Rye Maryland Rye, Compliments Straus Gunshole, Richmond, Va. (Trade mark - pic of Gentleman) B V 1 1/8" No Matthews N. M. Matthews & Co., Altamont Pure Rye, Finest American Whiskey, Baltimore B H 1 1/8" McAvoy McAvoy Brewing Co., Chicago, U.S.A. B V Oval No McCarthy McCarthy's Oyster & Chop House, 505 Wood Street, Pittsburg, Pa. T V 1 1/8" No Melchers Melchers & Effler, Redistillers & Wholesale Dealers, Wines & Liquors, 509 Monroe St., Toledo, Ohio B V 1 1/8" ? Metropolitan Old Hickory Rye,Metropolitan Distributing Co., 108-8th Ave. N.Y. B V 1 1/8" Yes Metropolitan Old Hickory Rye,Metropolitan Distributing Co., 108-8th Ave. N.Y. T *V 1 1/8" Michelson A. Michelson, Pure Rye Whiskey, Austin, Tex B V 1 1/8" No Mihms A Merry Xmas, Mih's Cafe & Bar, 629 Smithfield St., Pittsburg, Pa B V 1 1/8" Miller Compliments of B. Miller, 501 N. 4th St., Harrison and 200 Grant Ave, Newark T V 1 1/8" No Molter H. T. & J. N. Molter, Providence, R.I., What Cheer Lager Beer B V - Oval Yes - No Mag Monahan Monahan's XXXXX Whiskey, 108 210 Friend St., Boston, Mass. B V 1 1/8" No Moorman J. H. Cutter Old Whiskies, C. P. Moorman & Co. B V - Oval No Napa Napa Soda & Spring B None Devil Caricature B V 1 1/8" No O'Keefe Hazelwood Pure Rye, J. E. O'Keefe & Co., Distillers T V 1 1/8" No Old "76" The Old "76" Distilling Co., Medallion Whiskies B V 7/8" No Old Elk Old Elk, Stollvannatta & Co. Distillers, Lexington, Ky. B V 7/8" Yes Old Whiskey Old Whiskey Our Very Best Our Very Best B V 1 1/8" Peacock Compliments of W. C. Peacock & Co., Honolulu B V 1 1/8" No Peebles Peebles Old Cabinet Whisky, Cincinnati, O., Trade Mark 1840 B V 1 1/8" No Peebles Peebles Old Cabinet Whisky, Cincinnati, O., Trade Mark 1840 B V - Oval No Peebles Peebles Cabinet Whisky, Cincinnati, O. B V 7/8" No Pehl Peter Pehl, Fulton Market Bar, Sedalia, MO B V 1 1/8" No Pepper Pepper Distillery, Hand made Sour Mash, Established 1780, Mas. E. Pepper & Co. Distillers, Lexington, Ky., Trade Mark, Jas. E. Pepper & Co. B H 1 1/8" No Pepper Pepper Distillery, Hand made Sour Mash, Established 1780, Mas. E. Pepper & Co. Distillers, Lexington, Ky., Trade Mark, Jas. E. Pepper & Co. B H 1 1/8" Yes - Pic of Trademark Person's Call for Person's Sons Buffalo Club Whiskey. The Finest, Try It. B H 1 1/8" No Pfeffer Jacob J. Pfeffer, Tippecanoe Double Fire Copper Whiskey B V 7/8" No Pierce Old Crow Whiskey "1881" S. S. Pierce Co., Boston B * Pierce Old Crow Whiskey "1881" S. S. Pierce Co., Boston B H 1 1/8" No Pittsburg Bridge Compliments of Pittsburg Bridge Co., Pittsburg, Pa. (engraved in bullet - no plate) B *Engraved No Powers James G. Powers & Co., New York, Olde Parchment Rye Whiskey B Produce Produce Exchange Cafe Rome & Miller 2 Broadway N.Y. T V 1 1/8" No Reliable The Reliable Grand Union, Wholesale Liquor House, 27 So. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA B V 1 1/8" No Riebel Compliments of Jacob Riebel Cafe, 43 Water St., Elmira, N.Y. T V 1 1/8" No Ross Charles H. Ross & Co., Thompson Pure Rye Whiskey, 339 Registered Trade Mark, Baltimore, MD. B V 1 1/8" No Rowley Rowley's Cafe, The Palm, W. R. Rowley, Prop., Middletown, N.Y. B H 1 1/8" No Rueckeisens Rueckeisens Cafe, Nickel & Osthoff props, 144 Sixth St., Pittsburg, Pa. T *V 1 1/8" Rueckeisens Rueckeisens Cafe, Nickel & Osthoff props, 144 Sixth St., Pittsburg, Pa. T V 1 1/8" No Schoenhofen P. Schoenhofen Brewing Co., Chicago, Edelweiss B V 7/8" Yes - No Mag Seifert Compliments of John R. Seifert, San Diego, Cal. B V 1 1/8" No Simon J. Simon & Co., Louisville, Ashton, Ky. Distillery, Hand Made B V 1 1/8" No Smith C. D. Smith Drug Co., St. Joseph, Mo. Bulk Goods, King Korn and Windsor. Bottled goods. Thoroughbred and Bobby Burns Pts. & Qts. B H 1 1/8" No Stagg O. F. C. Whiskey, The Geo. T. Stagg Co., Frankfort, Ky. B V 7/8" Yes - No Mag Standard The Standard Brewery's Chicago Bohemian Export B H 1 1/8" No Steinecke Louis Steinecke, KansasCity B H Steinhardt Compliments of Steinhardt Bros. & Co. B Steuernagel Compliments of Peter Steuernagel, Peter, 63 Chestnut St., Alleghany B H 1 1/8" Stoll Vannatta Old Elk, Stoll Vannatta & Co., Lexington Ky. B V 7/8" Yes - No Mag. Stroh Compliments of B. Stroh Brewing Co., Detroit B H 1 1/8" No Sunstein Compliments of C. Sunstein B V 7/8" Yes - Photo **** Symes Compliments of Symes Building Buffet, Symes Bldg. Denver B V 7/8" Tenneesee Tennessee Liquor Co., Drink Ivydale Rye, 4 Qts. $2.90, Tennessee Liquor Co., Atlanta, Ga. T V 1 1/8" Terre Haute Terre Haute Brewing Co., Terre Haute, Ind., Velvet B V 7/8" Yes - No Pic Texas Texas Brewing Co., Brewers &; Bottlers of Fine Beer, Fort Worth, Texas B V 7/8" No Turner Looker Compliments of The Turner Looker Co., Cincinnati B *V 1 1/8" Turner Looker Compliments of The Turner Looker Co., Cincinnati B V 1 1/8" No Webb Howe Webb Howe, Hub Cafe, Syracuse, N.Y. Western Western Bottler, Chicago B V 7/8" No White Old Trimble Whiskey, White, Hentz & Co., Philadelphia B V 7/8" No White Elephant White Elephant Saloon, Keystone W VA B H 1 1/8" No Whitney Whitney Glass Works, Philadelphia B V 1 1/8" No Wilkinson Stylus Club Whiskey, W. C. Wilkinson, Philada. B H 1 1/8" No Wilmot Wilmot's Cafe Wilson Wilson's Old Empire Rye aged in oak casks government guarantee 1890, Laurence A. Wilson & Co., Sole Proprietors, Montreal B H 1 1/8" No Windisch-Muhlhauser Ask for Lion Beers, Compliments of the Windisch-Muhlhauser Brewing Co., Cincinnati, O. B V 1 1/8" No Wise Armitage Rye Whiskey, David Wise & Co., Distillers, Chicago B V 7/8" Yes - No Pic Wolcott Cornhill Rye, James E. Wolcott & Co., Rochester, N.Y., Established 1827, James E. Wolcott & Co. B V 1 1/8" No Wolcott Cornhill Rye, James E. Wolcott & Co., Rochester, N.Y., Established 1827, James E. Wolcott & Co. T V 1 1/8" No Wolcott Cornhill Rye, James E. Wolcott & Co., Trademarked Rochester, N.Y., James E. Wolcott & Co. T V 1 1/8" No
This is the Shield type referred to in the table.
From the collection of Michael Sharp.
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