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Page 30 The Antique Shoppe November, 2017
Wildwood Corkscrew Auctions Feature The Unusual

Collectible corkscrews are as varied as those shown at a Romanian corkscrew
ANTIQUE MALL museum with over 25,000 different corkscrews-the largest collection in the
world. There are 3 broad variations on the simple straight pull "T" corkscrew.
Winner of
“Readers Choice Award” Mechanicals- Corkscrews incorporating a lever or other
mechanicals to draw the cork. Mechanical designs trace back to
the golden age of industrial invention between 1850 and WWI.

TITUSVILLE In the most recent CollectorsCorkscrews.com auction, a simple
French rack and pinion style corkscrew which was granted a
3550 S. Washington Ave. French patent in 1889 It was bid up to $5,600. It appears to have
Searstown Mall been manufactured from sheet metal. It looks cheap and flimsy,
4 mi East of I-95. Exit 215 (US 1) which is no doubt why so few survived.
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Pockets- These typically smaller corkscrews
Open 7 Days-Mon-Fri 10-6, Sun 12-5 where the sharp tip of the corkscrew is protected so it could
1 www.wildwoodantiquemalls.com be carried on the pocket. The most desirable pocket corkscrews

date back to the 18th and 19th centuries. In a recent online sale
there were numerous silver pocket corkscrews. One combined
Wildwood a silver protective sheath with a beautifully inlaid ivory handle,
marked on the sheath "SP" for the famous late 18th century
ANTIQUE MALL English cutler Samuel Pemberton It sold for $1,300.
Figurals- Decorative styled corkscrews often intended
“Business of the Month” more for display than use and designed around the
in Spotlight Magazine shape of some person, animal or other object. At the
top of the collector's want list is the prized "Golden
MELBOURNE Knight" produced in the late 1950's. The Golden

1240 Sarno Rd. Knight is always popular - seven have sold over the
last 10 years. The most recent sold for $2,225.
Apollo Crossing Shopping Ctr. CollectorCorkscrews.com, holds a twice yearly
3.9 mi East from I-95, Exit 183 online auction operated by volunteer collectors
32,500 Sq. Ft. 321-751-2480 worldwide. All past sales results can be viewed in the
Open 7 Days-Mon-Fri 10-6, Sun 12-5 Past Sales
2 www.wildwoodantiquemalls.com Section at website CollectorCorkscrews.com. The next auction is Nov. 3-12.

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