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The Perfect Extractor My research on The Perfect Extractor was first presented aboard the Coral Princess on the occasion of the 32 nd Annual Meeting of the International Correspondence of Corkscrew Addicts the Alaska Scrue-Cruise, August 6-13, 2005 during the Corkscrew University Sessions. A limited edition of 100 copies of the book were printed. At the close of the Corkscrew University session each Scrue-Cruise participant received a copy of the book as well as an oversize example of the corkscrew commissioned by host Fred O Leary. In The University of California / Sotheby Book of California Wine, published in 1984, Brother Timothy Diener wrote A long-term favorite is a two handled corkscrew that seems to be a distant relative of the Thomason. A smaller, upper handle inserts the screw into the cork; a larger handle, fastened to a threaded shaft, which turns inside the threaded top of the bell, pulls the cork when rotated. The working parts, except for the steel screw, may be made of wood, metal, horn, or other materials. Brother Timothy was referring to the type of corkscrews shown in this document The Perfect Extractors.
DB14 Corkscrew made by woodturner craftsmen in Jura (East of France). $35
DB19 Corkscrew decorated with a lady. $23
DB20 Decal lady Lorraine. $19
DB24 Club type corkscrew. $39
DB25 Club type corkscrew. $45
DB28 Club type corkscrew. $39
DB38 Olive wood corkscrew with stepped barrel design. $22
DB39 Corkscrew with stepped barrel design. $22
DB40 Olive wood corkscrew with stepped barrel design. $22
DB45 Cow horn corkscrew. Thread wear as shown. $22
DB47 Corkscrew advertising William Bottomley Ltd., Ripponden Mills. Bottomley was a cotton spinning company which liquidated in 1966. $35
DB48 Corkscrew with a carved elephant design. $33
DB50 Corkscrew advertising Julius Wile, New York. Blunt worm. $8
DB51 Corkscrew advertising Vat 22. Vat 22 is a wine from Madeira. $22
DB52 Copex corkscrew made in France. $22
DB54 Corkscrew with leather covers. $24
DB56 Corkscrew with advertising stickers. $25
DB57 Corkscrew with advertising stickers. $25
DB58 Corkscrew with advertising stickers. $25
DB60 Plastic corkscrew with squarish barrel. Marked WISK AUTOMATIC. $22
DB61 Decorated wood. "L'amour fait passer le temps. Le temps fait passer l'amour" (Love makes time pass. Time makes love pass). $25
DB63 Souvenir of Zurich with floral design. $22
DB64 Wood corkscrew. $19
DB65 Wood corkscrew with carved grape and grapevine design. $22
DB66 Wood corkscrew. $16
DB67 Wood corkscrew with Chianti bottle and grapes design. $25
DB68 Corkscrew with floral design. $23
DB69 Decorated corkscrew. $19
DB70 Decorated wood. Souvenir of Slovenija. $24
DB71 Add some color to your corkscrew collection with this red plastic corkscrew. $24
DB72 Add some color to your corkscrew collection with this purple wood corkscrew. $24
DB73 Add some color to your corkscrew collection with this red decorated wood corkscrew. $26
DB74 Add some color to your corkscrew collection with this yellow wood corkscrew. $24
DB75 Enameled wood with advertising. Marked MADE IN FRANCE. Bruno's Pen & Pencil, New York 17, N. Y. $39 No, Bruno's Pen & Pencil was not a manufacturer. It was a restaurant in New York City. Excerpt from a 1959 publication: "Charles Stradella owned a liquor store on Ninth Ave. which he sold in order to buy a small restaurant, in 1938, for his son, Danny. He took over a beer joint at 203 E. 45th St. and with the aid of his son-in-law, Dalmo Pozzi, created the original PEN & PENCIL, then known as Charley's Rail. In 1939 John C. Bruno left the Hotel Lincoln's Blue Room to become headwaiter at the PEN & PENCIL (his wife was Frances Stradella, Danny's sister). With him, Bruno brought along Henry Castello. In the years that followed, Bruno's PEN & PENCIL was to become the spawning spot for three rival steak houses on Steak Row: The PRESSBOX, the EDITORIAL, and DANNY'S HIDEAWAY. They were founded by PEN & PENCIL employees who had been trained by John Bruno."
DB76 Decorated corkscrew from Sweden. $29
DB79 Corkscrew with dancers decal. $18
DB80 French corkscrew. Wood with mark of Felix Montange. Octagonal barrel. $29
DB82 Corkscrew with octagonal barrel. $19
DB84 At first glance, this corkscrew appears to be a double action type but on closer examination, you will see that there is only one handle. The handle is turned all the way down and the whole assembly is grasped to turn the worm into the cork. The barrel then seats on the bottle neck and the cork can be extracted by turning the single handle clockwise. Actually, a rather hard to find design. $29
DB86 Plastic corkscrew and nutcracker set with visible mechanism. $39/set
DB87 Corkscrew with visible mechanism promoting The Christian Brothers, Napa Valley, California. $33 In The University of California / Sotheby Book of California Wine, published in 1984, Brother Timothy Diener of the Christian Brothers wrote A long-term favorite is a two handled corkscrew that seems to be a distant relative of the Thomason. A smaller, upper handle inserts the screw into the cork; a larger handle, fastened to a threaded shaft, which turns inside the threaded top of the bell, pulls the cork when rotated. The working parts, except for the steel screw, may be made of wood, metal, horn, or other materials.
DB88 The Executive by IMP, England. Visible mechanism. Squarish barrel. $33 in the box.
DB91 A kellermeister wood corkscrew with barrel tap. $43
DB94 Chrome plated corkscrew with cap lifter upper handle. Made in Italy. $35
DB97 Copex corkscrew in the original box. $39 Copex offered these simple instructions for use: "Simply place the Copex over any bottle. Grip corkscrew and bottle with one hand...a Copex automatically centers over the cork. Screw top handle in usual manner until worm penetrates through cork. Then give the large handle a few turns in the same direction and 'presto' the cork slips out intact." And they added this sales pitch: "So unbelievably simple to operate, a child can free cork without exerting undue pressure. Moreover, the Copex does not weaken the cork, does not affect its texture. Leaves no cork dust. The rounded wire helix (worm) bores in clean and holds with a tenacious grip as cork is 'pulled without pulling'."
DB98 Copex corkscrew in the box. $35 Copex offered these simple instructions for use: "Simply place the Copex over any bottle. Grip corkscrew and bottle with one hand...a Copex automatically centers over the cork. Screw top handle in usual manner until worm penetrates through cork. Then give the large handle a few turns in the same direction and 'presto' the cork slips out intact." And they added this sales pitch: "So unbelievably simple to operate, a child can free cork without exerting undue pressure. Moreover, the Copex does not weaken the cork, does not affect its texture. Leaves no cork dust. The rounded wire helix (worm) bores in clean and holds with a tenacious grip as cork is 'pulled without pulling'."
DB100 French Connoiseur corkscrew. $33 with the box
The Valezina corkscrew was produced in Brighton, England by John Bagwell-Purefoy in a factory in Little Preston Street. The corkscrew was named after his daughter Valezina who said, "He called me after the silver washed fritilitey butterfly female version Valezina. At that time there was only one other person of that name, the naturalist Frobel's daughter, whom he asked if he could call me after. Since then my niece has the name and possibly now a few other people as well." Bagwell-Purefoy trademarked "Valezina" in Canada on April 12, 1950. The application indicated the name had been used in the United Kingdom since 1947. The Valezina was produced in blue, red, silver, and gold finishes. VALEZINA is stamped around the middle of the top handle..
DB105 Silver color Valezina corkscrew with box. $65 The earliest Valezina corkscrews are marked as on the left MADE IN ENGLAND, PAT. PEND., REG. DESIGN No. 857,383 (English Registration of 1949). Later examples included the Canadian Reg. Design No. 112-17645 and dropped the PAT. PEND.
DB106 Gold color corkscrew labeled Norm Thompson for the mailorder company of that name. $45 The earliest Valezina corkscrews are marked as on the left MADE IN ENGLAND, PAT. PEND., REG. DESIGN No. 857,383 (English Registration of 1949). Later examples included the Canadian Reg. Design No. 112-17645 and dropped the PAT. PEND.
DB108 Gold color Valezina corkscrew. $45 The earliest Valezina corkscrews are marked as on the left MADE IN ENGLAND, PAT. PEND., REG. DESIGN No. 857,383 (English Registration of 1949). Later examples included the Canadian Reg. Design No. 112-17645 and dropped the PAT. PEND.
DB111 Gold color Valezina Corkscrew. $45 The earliest Valezina corkscrews are marked as on the left MADE IN ENGLAND, PAT. PEND., REG. DESIGN No. 857,383 (English Registration of 1949). Later examples included the Canadian Reg. Design No. 112-17645 and dropped the PAT. PEND.
DB DB112 Advertising as shown. $25
DB113 Octagonal barrel corkscrew. Rectangular shank. $29
DB116 Simple wood corkscrew. $9
DB117 Simple wood corkscrew. $9
DB118 Copex corkscrew. $29
DB119 Decorative wood corkscrew. $39
DB121 Corkscrew souvenir of Bretagne. $22
DB122 Advertising corkscrew. $14
DB123 1973 anniversary corkscrew. Octagonal Barrel. Rectangular shank. $33
DB124 Stepped barrel design wood corkscrew. $14
DB125 Advertising corkscrew. $15
DB127 Wood corkscrew with bowtie handles and flared barrel. $33
DB128 Simple wood corkscrew. $12
DB130 Simple wood corkscrew. $10
DB132 Simple wood corkscrew. $10
DB134 Souvenir of Leysin, Switzerland. $29
DB135 Advertising Corkscrew. $24
DB136 Advertising Corkscrew. Rectangular shank. $27
DB137 Simple wood corkscrew. $10
DB140 Advertising Corkscrew. $25
DB41 Stepped barrel design corkscrew. $23