CORKSCREW GENERAL INFORMATION FOR COLLECTORS

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I am interested in buying the following for my collection:

Corkscrews - all types

Knives with beer or brewery advertising

Letter openers with beer or brewery advertising

Postcards and other printed material depicting corkscrews

Can you help my collection grow? Send me a description of what you have and price wanted. Will buy one or a thousand!

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Here's some information on which I hope will help you (when applying for membership, please mention you heard about the organization from Don and Bonnie Bull):

AMERICAN BREWERIANA ASSOCIATION (ABA) was founded in 1980. Bi-monthly newsletter is filled with info about beer, breweries and breweriana. Send $25.00 to American Breweriana Association, P. O. Box 11157, Pueblo, CO 81001.

CANADIAN CORKSCREW COLLECTORS CLUB (CCCC) was founded in 1981. Worldwide membership. Quarterly newsletter and summer convention. Send US$30.00 to Milt Becker, One Madison Street, 5b, East Rutherford, New Jersey 07073 , U.S.A.

EAST COAST BREWERIANA ASSOCIATION (ECBA) was founded in 1970. Quarterly newsletter and annual convention. Send $20.00 to ECBA c/o John Stanley, P. O. Box 64, Durham, NC 27514-0064.

FIGURAL BOTTLE OPENER COLLECTORS (FBOC) was founded in 1978. Annual convention held in May. Quarterly newsletter. Send $20.00 to FBOC c/o Nancy Robb, 3 Avenue A., Latrobe, PA 15650

INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE OF CORKSCREW ADDICTS (ICCA) was founded in 1974. Limited to 50 members worldwide. Prospective candidates for membership are invited to submit a detailed description of their Best Six corkscrews and biographical data to the Right:

JUST FOR OPENERS (JFO) was founded in 1979 for beer advertising opener collectors. Annual convention held in April. Quarterly newsletter. Send $20.00 to John Stanley, P. O. Box 64, Durham, NC 27514-0064.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BREWERIANA ADVERTISING (NABA) was founded in 1972. Quarterly newsletter and annual convention. Send $20.00 to NABA c/o Robert E. Jaeger, 2343 Met-To-Wee Lane, Wauwatosa, WI 53226.

Outside the United States - Check prices with organization

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Antique Trader, P. O. Box 1050, Dubuque, IA 52001

Antique Week, P. O. Box 90, Knightstown, IN 46148

Collector News, P. O. Box 156, Grundy Center, IA 50637

Bernston, Buster and Per Ekman. Scandinavian Corkscrews. Täby, Sweden: Tryckeriförlaget, 1994.

Blake, Philos. Guide to American Corkscrew Patents, Volume One 1860-1895. New Castle, Delaware, USA: Bottlescrew Press, 1978.

Blake, Philos. Guide to American Corkscrew Patents, Volume Two 1896-1920. New Castle, Delaware, USA: Bottlescrew Press, 1981.

Bull, Donald and Manfred Friedrich. The Register of United States Breweries 1876-1976, Volumes I & II. Trumbull, Connecticut, USA: Bull, 1976.

Bull, Donald, Manfred Friedrich and Robert Gottschalk. American Breweries. Trumbull, Connecticut, USA: Bullworks, 1984.

Bull, Donald. A Price Guide to Beer Advertising Openers and Corkscrews. Trumbull, Connecticut, USA: Bull, 1981.

Bull, Donald. Beer Advertising Openers - A Pictorial Guide. Trumbull, Connecticut, USA: Bull, 1978.

Bull, Donald A. Bull's Pocket Guide to Corkscrews. Atlgen, Pennsylvania, USA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1999.

Bull, Donald A. The Ultimate Corkscrew Book. Atlgen, Pennsylvania, USA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1999.

Bull, Donald A. and John R. Stanley Just For Openers. Atlgen, Pennsylvania, USA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1999.

Coldicott, Peter. A Guide to Corkscrew Collecting. Stockbridge, Hants., England: Coldicott, 1994.

D'Errico, Nicolas F. American Corkscrew Patents 1921-1992. Connecticut: D'Errico, 1993.

de Riaz, Yvan A. The Book of Knives. New York: Crown Publishers, 1981.

DeSanctis, Paolo and Maurizio Fantoni. I Cavatappi / Corkscrews. Milan, Italy: Be-Ma Editrice, 1988.

DeSanctis, Paolo and Maurizio Fantoni. Le Collezioni Cavatappi. Milan, Italy: Mailand, 1993.

DeSanctis, Paolo and Maurizio Fantoni. The Corkscrew, A Thing of Beauty. Milan, Italy: Marzorati Editore, 1990.

Dippel, Horst. Korkenzieher. Hamburg, Germany: Ellert & Richter, 1988.

Doornkaat, Heinz ten. Korkenzieher. Germany: Doornkaat, 1991.

Giulian, Bertrand B. Corkscrews of the Eighteenth Century. Pennsylvania: White Space Publishing, 1995.

Goins, John. Encyclopedia of Cutlery Markings. Knoxville, Tennessee: Knife World Publications, 1986.

Heckmann, Manfred. Korkenzieher. Berlin, Germany: Fasanen Edition, 1979.

Levine, Bernard. Levine's Guide to Knives and Their Values. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications, 1997.

MacLean, Ron. A Guide to Canadian Corkscrew Patents. Mississauga, Ontario, Canada: MacLean, 1985.

O'Leary, Fred. Corkscrews: 1000 Patented Ways to Open a Bottle. Atlgen, Pennsylvania, USA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1996.

Olive, Guy. Tire Bouchons Français Brevets 1828-1974. France: Olive, 1995.

Paradi, Joseph C. French Corkscrew Patents. Ontario, Canada: Paradi, 1988.

Paradi, Monika. Cookbook for Corkscrew Collectors. Mississauga, Ontario, Canada: Canadian Corkscrew Collectors Club, 1991.

Perry, Evan. Corkscrews and Bottle Openers. Buckinghamshire, England: Shire Publications, Ltd., 1980.

Peters, Ferd. German Corkscrew Patents and Registrations. Holland: Peters, 1997.

Pickford, Ian. Jackson's Hallmarks. Suffolk, England: Antique Collectors' Club, 1997.

Pumpenmeier, Klaus. Deutscher Gebrauchmusterschutz für Korkenzieher 1891-1945. Bad Salzuflen, Germany: Pumpenmeier, 1997.

Rainwater, Dorothy T. Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers. Atglen, Pennsylvania, USA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1986.

Reichler, Mel, and Jim Egan. Corkscrews. New York: Reichler, 1996.

Stanley, John R., Edward R. Kaye, Donald A. Bull. The 1998 Handbook of United States Beer Advertising Openers and Corkscrews. Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA: Stanley, 1998.

Tweedale,Geoffrey. The Sheffield Knife Book. Sheffield, England: The Hallamshire Press, 1996.

Van Wieren, Dale P., Donald Bull, Manfred Friedrich and Robert Gottschalk. American Breweries II. West Point, Pennsylvania, USA: Eastern Coast Breweriana Association, 1995.

Voyles, J. Bruce. The American Blade Collectors Association Price Guide to Antique Knives. Chattanooga, Tennessee: American Blade, Inc., Blade Books Division, 1990.

Wallis, Fletcher. British Corkscrew Patents from 1795. Brighton, East Sussex, England: Vernier Press, 1997.

Watney, Bernard M. and Homer D. Babbidge. Corkscrews for Collectors. London, England: Philip Wilson Publishers for Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications, 1981.

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Miniature corkscrews

Silver "roundlets" - these unscrew in the center and the corkscrew pulls out - Must have a silver mark

Lady's legs or mermaids with corkscrews

Carved wooden figures where the head has a corkscrew fitting into a body

Knives with corkscrews (old)

Unusual nice mechanical corkscrews

Carved ivory handle corkscrews

Combination cigar box opener or cigar cutter with corkscrew

Syroco "Knight" corkscrew

Parrots, pigs, dogs, etc. with corkscrew tails

Old Snifter corkscrews

....and other corkscrews...

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OTHER WANTS

Beer advertising letter openers

Old knives with beer advertising

Beer advertising ice picks

Postcards depicting corkscrews or corkscrews in use

Catalogs and other printed matter showing corkscrews

Please send me a description, photo, sketch, photocopy, or tracing of what you have and advise price wanted.

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