2009-2011 Watney Award Winners
The first meeting of the International Correspondence of Corkscrew Addicts (ICCA) was organized at the Guinness Brewery in London in 1974 by Bernard Watney. In attendance at the first AGM were Addicts Babbidge, Bingham, Dennis, Ekman, MacDonald, DeSanctis, Phillips, Stark, and Watney. In the minutes of the sixth AGM held at the Guinness Brewery on September 26, 1979, this is reported: "Amidst the cheers of assembled Addicts, Dr. Watney assumed the honorary title of 'Start Right,' in recognition of his status as the founder of our little band. "
Bernard Watney coauthored the first important contribution to the World of Corkscrews in 1981 with Homer Babbidge, that book is the classic Corkscrews for Collectors.. Bernard passed away September 28, 1998. This award is given in memory of Bernard.
The Bernard Watney Award is sponsored and funded by Mavis Watney (Mrs. Bernard Watney)
Purpose of Award: To recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to the World of Corkscrews. The award is not limited to members of corkscrew collecting organizations.
Selection Committee: Honorary Chairperson Mavis Watney, the ICCA Right, the ICCA active member ex-Rights, and the ICCA Chief Correspondent.
Nominations for award: Any person either affiliated or non-affiliated with corkscrew collecting organizations may submit nominations. Email nominations to Mirth-Right Bull and Pro-Right Paradi
Information: The websites of Joe Paradi and Don Bull will include information about the award, links for submission of nominations, and a list of award recipients with a list of their achievements. Corkscrew club newsletters editors will be solicited to publish this information in their newsletters.
Number of Awards: Each recipient will receive one award for their work or works. The published list will include all contributions for each recipient with year noted for publications and the year of the award. In the event the recipient makes further contributions, those contributions will be added to the list.
Criteria:
Books - Published books dedicated to corkscrews and some where the corkscrew is prominent but not the whole subject
Papers - Published papers dedicated to corkscrews which expand the corkscrew knowledge base
Newsletters - Editors who have compiled and published newsletters over a long period time
Articles - Generally articles in newsletters and on websites are not considered unless they have been published as stand-alone papers
Websites - Websites which have content of historical and informational value to the Corkscrew World
Museums - Museums open to the public with a wide range of corkscrews displayed with information about the corkscrews
Other - The committee will consider all nominations for the Bernard Watney Award for outstanding contributions to the World of Corkscrews including but not limited to organization of meetings, exhibitions, presentations, inventions, and extraordinary accomplishments
Here is the list of the authors and their accomplishmnets:
| Name | Title | Type | Published | Year of Award |
| Andrew, Fred | The Incomplete, Complete Book of Barscrews | Book | 1995 | 2011 |
| Annoni, Paolo | Museo del Cavatappi, Italy | Museum | 2010 | |
| Babbidge, Homer* | Corkscrew for Collectors | Book | 1981 | 2009 |
| Bandy, Jack* | The Incomplete, Complete Book of Barscrews | Book | 1995 | 2011 |
| Berndt, Reinhold | Federzungen | Book | 2002 | 2009 |
| Berndt, Reinhold | Korkenzieher in Thüringer Handelskatalogen | Book | 2009 | 2009 |
| Berntson, Buster* | Scandinavian Corkscrews | Book | 1994 | 2009 |
| Bertazzo, Ottilia Munaretti | L'Art dei Cavatappi | Book | 2005 | 2009 |
| Bidault, Gérard | Les Brevets de Tire-Bouchons Français 1847-1968 | Book | 2005 | 2009 |
| Bidault, Gérard | Les Fabriques Français de Tire-Bouchon 1820 - 1970 | Book | 2000 | 2009 |
| Bidault, Gérard | Les Tire-Bouchons Français | Book | 2005 | 2009 |
| Bull, Donald | A Price Guide to Beer Advertising Openers and Corkscrews | Book | 1981 | 2009 |
| Bull, Donald* | Anri Woodcarvings | Book | 2001 | 2009 |
| Bull, Donald | Beer Advertising Openers - A Pictorial Guide | Book | 1978 | 2009 |
| Bull, Donald | Beer Advertising: Knives, Letter Openers, etc. | Book | 2000 | 2009 |
| Bull, Donald | Boxes Full of Corkscrews | Book | 2001 | 2009 |
| Bull, Donald | Bull's Pocket Guide to Corkscrews | Book | 1999 | 2009 |
| Bull, Donald* | Champagne Collectibles | Book | 2011 | 2009 |
| Bull, Donald | Cork Ejectors | Book | 2004 | 2009 |
| Bull, Donald | Corkscrew Ephemera Volume 1, 2, 3 & 4 | eBooks | 2010 | 2009 |
| Bull, Donald | Corkscrew Patents of Japan | Book | 2004 | 2009 |
| Bull, Donald | Corkscrew Stories Volume 1 & 2 | Books | 2004 | 2009 |
| Bull, Donald | Corkscrew Stories Volume 3 & 4 | eBooks | 2010 | 2009 |
| Bull, Donald | Figural Corkscrews | Book | 2009 | 2009 |
| Bull, Donald* | Just for Openers | Book | 1999 | 2009 |
| Bull, Donald* | Soda Advertising Openers | Book | 2000 | 2009 |
| Bull, Donald | The Kirby Corkscrew | Paper | 1988 | 2009 |
| Bull, Donald | The Perfect Extractor | Book | 2005 | 2009 |
| Bull, Donald | The Ultimate Corkscrew Book | Book | 1999 | 2009 |
| Bull, Donald | The Virtual Corkscrews Museum | Website | 2009 | |
| Bull, Donald | World's Fair & Exhibition Corkscrews and Openers | eBook | 2010 | 2009 |
| Butler, Robin | Great British Wine Accessories | Book | 2010 | 2010 |
| Butler, Robin* | The Book on Wine Antiques | Book | 1986 | 2009 |
| Coldicott, Peter | A Guide to Collecting Corkscrews | Book | 1994 | 2009 |
| Cornell, John | Brass Figural Handle Toasting Forks and Corkscrews | Book | 2007 | 2010 |
| Danziger, Herb | Corkscrews of the Syracuse Ornamental Company | Article | 1983 | 2011 |
| De Sanctis, Paolo* | I Cavatappi | Book | 1988 | 2009 |
| De Sanctis, Paolo* | Le Collezioni Cavatappi | Book | 1993 | 2009 |
| De Sanctis, Paolo* | The Corkscrew a Thing of Beauty | Book | 1990 | 2009 |
| D'Errico, Nicholas | American Corkscrew Patents 1921-1992 | Book | 1993 | 2009 |
| Desor, Jean-Louis | Florileges de Tire-Bouchons les figuratifs | Book | 2009 | 2010 |
| Dippel, Horst | Korkenzieher | Book | 1988 | 2009 |
| Doornkaat, Heinz ten | Deutsche Korkenzieher Patente | Book | 1991 | 2009 |
| Ekman, Per* | Scandinavian Corkscrew Patents | Book | 2004 | 2009 |
| Ekman, Per* | Scandinavian Corkscrews | Book | 1994 | 2009 |
| Ellis, Barbara* | Corkscrews | Book | 2009 | 2009 |
| Ellis, Barbara* | Corkscrews: British Registered Designs | Book | 2007 | 2009 |
| Ellis, Frank* | Corkscrews | Book | 2009 | 2009 |
| Ellis, Frank* | Corkscrews: British Registered Designs | Book | 2007 | 2009 |
| Fantoni, Maurizio* | I Cavatappi | Book | 1988 | 2009 |
| Fantoni, Maurizio* | Le Collezioni Cavatappi | Book | 1993 | 2009 |
| Fantoni, Maurizio* | The Corkscrew a Thing of Beauty | Book | 1990 | 2009 |
| Gerovassiliou, Evangelos | Domaine Gerovassiliou | Museum | 2011 | |
| Giulian, Bertrand | Corkscrews of the Eighteenth Century | Book | 1995 | 2009 |
| Giulian, Bertrand* | History of Pocket Corkscrews and Pocketknives | Book | 2006 | 2009 |
| Handel, Wolfgang | Korkenzieher Patente | Book | 1991 | 2009 |
| Heckmann, Manfred | Korkenzieher | Book | 1979 | 2009 |
| Hoefer, Peter | Österreichische Korkenzieherpatente 1882-1980 | Book | 2009 | |
| Hohn, Heinz | Dreko Drehteile und Korkenzieher | Book | 2000 | 2009 |
| Hutchinson, Francis | British Corkscrew Patents | Book | 2009 | |
| Kincaid, Fred | ICCA Corkscrew Auctions on the Web | Website | 2010 | |
| Køhler, Anne-Lise | French Corkscrew Patents Found in Denmark | Book | 2003 | 2009 |
| Køhler, Anne-Lise* | Scandinavian Corkscrew Patents | Book | 2004 | 2009 |
| Lapierre, Jacques* | Les Tire-Bouchons Extensibles | Book | 2010 | 2010 |
| Leigh, James Ron | Corkscrews: Some Hisotry, Some Technology | Book | 2007 | 2009 |
| MacLean, Ron | Canadian Corkscrew Patents | Book | 1985 | 2009 |
| MacLean, Ron | Eclectic Corkscrew Patents 1931-1988 | Paper | 1996 | 2009 |
| MacLean, Ron | The Common Corkscrew / Diverse Executions | Paper | 1988 | 2009 |
| MacLean, Ron | The Common Corkscrew II | Paper | 1989 | 2009 |
| MacLean, Ron | The Common Corkscrew III | Paper | 1990 | 2009 |
| MacLean, Ron | The Common Corkscrew IV | Paper | 1991 | 2009 |
| MacLean, Ron | The Common Corkscrew V | Paper | 1994 | 2009 |
| MacLean, Ron | The Williamson Story | Paper | 1994 | 2009 |
| MacLean, Ron* | William Rockwell Clough, 2004 | Book | 2004 | 2009 |
| Meadows, Wayne | Compendium of Bar Corkscrews | Book | 2001 | 2009 |
| Minzenmayer, Don | The Screwpull Corkscrew | Paper | 1993 | 2010 |
| Minzenmayer, Don | Warm Wood Cold Steel | Paper | 1986 | 2010 |
| Morris, John* | United States Patents: The little things that make a difference | Paper | 2010 | 2011 |
| Morris, Martha* | United States Patents: The little things that make a difference | Paper | 2010 | 2011 |
| Nugent, Robert | Knives with Corkscrews | Paper | 1987 | 2009 |
| Nugent, Robert* | William Rockwell Clough | Book | 2004 | 2009 |
| O'Leary, Fred | Corkscrews: 1000 Patented Ways to Open a Bottle | Book | 1996 | 2009 |
| Olive, Guy | Tire Bouchons Français Brevets 1828-1974 | Book | 1995 | 2009 |
| Paradi, Joe* | Champagne Collectibles | Book | 2011 | 2009 |
| Paradi, Joe | CorkscrewNet.com | Website | 2009 | |
| Paradi, Joe | French Corkscrew Patents | Book | 1988 | 2009 |
| Paradi, Joe | Hungarian Corkscrew Patents & Registered Designs | Book | 2007 | 2009 |
| Paradi, Monika | Cookbook for Corkscrew Collectors | Book | 1991 | 2009 |
| Paradi, Monika | Cookbook for Corkscrew Collectors - Volume II | Book | 2010 | 2009 |
| Perry, Evan | Corkscrews and Bottle Openers | Book | 1980 | 2009 |
| Peters, Ferd | German Corkscrew Patents and Registrations | Book | 1997 | 2009 |
| Peters, Ferd | German Corkscrew Patents, D.R.P. 1877-2000 | Book | 2002 | 2009 |
| Peters, Ferd | German Corkscrew Registrations, D.R.G.M. 1891-2000 | Book | 2002 | 2009 |
| Peters, Ferd | Mechanical Corkscrews, Their Evolution, actions, and patents | Book | 1999 | 2009 |
| Peters, Ferd* | History of Pocket Corkscrews and Pocketknives | Book | 2006 | 2009 |
| Pumpenmeier, Klaus | Deutscher Gebrauchmusterschutz for Korkenzieher | Book | 1997 | 2009 |
| Rains, Philly* | Anri Woodcarvings | Book | 2001 | 2009 |
| Roe, Lehr | Edward P. Haff | Paper | 2011 | |
| Roger, Robert | A Guide to Gimlets | Book | 2003 | 2009 |
| Roger, Robert | Patented Ice Reducing Tools | 2007 | 2009 | |
| Rousset-Rouard, Yves | Musée du Tire-Bouchon | Museum | 2010 | |
| Sharp, Michael* | The Incomplete, Complete Book of Barscrews | Book | 1995 | 2011 |
| Shaub, Paul | Guide to American Corkscrew Patents, V. 1 & 2 | Book | 1978 | 2009 |
| Solheim, Helgir | Corkscrews in Norway | Paper | 1990 | 2009 |
| Solheim, Helgir* | Scandinavian Corkscrew Patents | Book | 2004 | 2009 |
| Stanley, John* | Just for Openers | Book | 1999 | 2009 |
| Stanley, John* | Soda Advertising Openers | Book | 2000 | 2009 |
| Taylor, Barry | ICCA Corkscrew Auctions on the Web | Website | 2010 | |
| Türler, Hajo | Swiss Corkscrew Patents | Book | 2002 | 2009 |
| Türler, Hajo* | Les Tire-Bouchons Extensibles | Book | 2010 | 2009 |
| Vivanco, Rafael | Bodegas Dinastia Vivanco, Spain | Museum | 2011 | |
| Walkling, Gillian | The Book on Wine Antiques | Book | 1986 | 2010 |
| Wallis, Fretcher | British Corkscrew Patents from 1795 | Book | 1997 | 2009 |
| Watney, Bernard | The History of Stoppers and Corkscrews | Article | 1985 | 2009 |
| Watney, Bernard* | Corkscrews for Collectors | Book | 1981 | 2009 |
| Young, Joe | Arcade Manufacturing Co., Freeport, Illinois | Paper | 1986 | 2010 |
| Young, Joe | Does the Van Gieson Corkscrew Exist | Paper | 1994 | 2010 |
| Young, Joe | Have you Looked at Your Roundlets Lately | Paper | 1985 | 2010 |
| Young, Joe | Just Who Was M. L. Byrn? | Paper | 2010 |
Note some of the awards are posthumous and will be
presented to next of kin or friends.