Corkscrew Collecting
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It's all about Antique & Vintage Corkscrews
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| From Georgian times all small bottles of liquids, include scent, medicine, inks & poison were corked. For extraction smaller more delicate corkscrews were required. These could be as simple as a cheap wire corkscrew but as with anything, should there be a requirement for a product, innovation & design creativity comes to the fore. Perfume corkscrews have a overlap with other corkscrew categories such as pocket corkscrews, or beyond that easers or even mechanical. In truth they probably should be categorised as miniature corkscrews, as pulling a wine bottle cork, although, not impossible, would be quite the challenge & no doubt broken corks or corkscrews. Here are some of the many variants of perfume type corkscrew, designed to open small corked bottles. There is no doubt in their beauty of design. |
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| Above: A stunning Dutch silver pocket corkscrew, beautifully crafted from silver & mother of pearl. It dates to the late 18th century. This corkscrew was probably once within a fancy vanity set of considerable value. |
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Left: Is a late 19th century American
miniature corkscrew, designed to open
small corked bottles. Knows as a
Clough medicine band. It was
manufactured by William Rockwell
Clough a prolific American
manufacturer of corkscrew. There are
many variation of this specific
corkscrew in terms of the advertising.
miniature corkscrew, designed to open
small corked bottles. Knows as a
Clough medicine band. It was
manufactured by William Rockwell
Clough a prolific American
manufacturer of corkscrew. There are
many variation of this specific
corkscrew in terms of the advertising.
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| This grouping above are more typically known as perfume corkscrew. The pretty design makes a clearer statement to justify the term. These corkscrews were clearly mass produced as so many have been found over the years by eager collectors. There's no doubt that they make a beautiful mini collection of corkscrews in their own right. Handles manufactured from Mother of Pearl, bone, ivory, silver, gold & tortoiseshell can all be found & the carving to the handles can be quite diverse & very beautiful. Victorian vanity sets would nearly always contain a corkscrew of this type. |
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Left: These stunning miniature
folding bow corkscrews which are
also shown in the Pocket corkscrew
category are all designed to open
small bottles of liquid, so they can
rightly be categorised here too as
part of the perfume section.
You can imagine one of these
beautiful folding bow corkscrews
placed on a ladies dresser or
hanging down from a housekeepers
Chatelaine (note the hanging rings
on some), ready to fold out & extract
a cork.
folding bow corkscrews which are
also shown in the Pocket corkscrew
category are all designed to open
small bottles of liquid, so they can
rightly be categorised here too as
part of the perfume section.
You can imagine one of these
beautiful folding bow corkscrews
placed on a ladies dresser or
hanging down from a housekeepers
Chatelaine (note the hanging rings
on some), ready to fold out & extract
a cork.
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Left: A wonderful miniature easer corkscrew measuring just under 2" & made with a beautiful turned bone handle. Designed to open small corked bottles such as perfume, ink & medicine. Right: A wonderful miniature spring assisted mechanical corkscrew that measures approximately 2". Once again this corkscrew was designed to open small corked bottles of liquid such as perfume, ink, medicine & poison.. |
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