Corkscrews for Sale British
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IC14. Double helix with wood handle. James Wilson’s English Patent No. 858 granted on March 5, 1877. Marked S. PATENT. with bell trademark of Brookes & Crookes. $275
IC42 English nickel-plated folding pocket corkscrew with an inner spring to lock worm in place. $275
Edward Thomason patented one of the most successful corkscrew designs in history. British Patent No. 2,617 was granted to him on May 7, 1802 for his " New Invented Material Article in the Making of CorkScrews". The first drawing in the patent depicted an open frame corkscrew and included the term Ne Plus Ultra which was his motto and is translated as "None Better". There are a number of variations of corkscrews derived from the patent as well as examples produced by a host of manufacturers who were licensed to make the "Thomason". A number of examples of the Thomason follow…
AZ02 Four windows frame. Not marked. Excellent. Smooth mechanical. No brush. $650
AZ04 3 1/2 windows frame. Not marked. Small dent in frame as seen in right hand photo. Smooth mechanical action. $1150
AZ09 Half bottle Thomason with badge. Excellent. Smooth mechanical action. $495
AZ15 Half bottle Thomason with badge. Excellent. Smooth mechanical action. Nice badge with lion facing out and unicorn facing to center. $675
AZ17 Half bottle Thomason with badge. Excellent but mechanical action is tight with catch. No Brush. $325
AZ19 Thomason with badge. Excellent. Smooth mechanical action. Badge with lion facing out and unicorn facing to center. Handle was not designed for a brush. $575
AZ21 Thomason with badge. Excellent. Smooth mechanical action. Badge with lion facing out and unicorn facing to center. Badge marked DOWLER PATENT. $575
AZ22 Thomason without badge (no traces that there ever was one). Excellent. Smooth mechanical action. $395
AZ24 Thomason with badge. Excellent. Smooth mechanical action. Badge with lion facing out and unicorn facing to center. Badge marked DOWLER PATENT. Unusual worm. $575
AZ25 Thomason – missing badge. $295
AZ26 Thomason with badge. Excellent but mechanical action a little rough at finish. Badge with lion facing out and unicorn facing to center. Ivory ring attached with string (for hanging?). $695
AZ28 Thomason with badge. Excellent. Smooth mechanical action. Badge with lion facing out and unicorn facing to center. No brush. $575
AZ31 Thomason with badge. Smooth mechanical action. Badge with lion facing out and unicorn facing to center. No brush. $475
RA03 19th Century English four pillar narrow rack and pinion. Screw in cap missing from one end of handle. $625
RA08 19th Century wide rack English corkscrew with badge marked DIEU ET MON DROIT. $575
RA09 19th Century narrow rack English corkscrew with badge marked HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE, DIEU ET MON DROIT, HEELEY & SONS. Dent to bottle collar. $475
RA11 19th Century narrow rack English corkscrew with badge marked DIEU ET MON DROIT, HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE. $695
RA12 19th Century narrow rack English corkscrew with badge marked DIEU ET MON DROIT. $595
The A-1 Double Lever is Neville Heeley's British Patent Number 6006 of April 23, 1888. Several examples appear on the following pages. In addition to variations in finishes, worms, and marks, there is this:
The short hinge machined in one piece is the earliest version of the Heeley and the two piece is the later production.
AZ45 A-1 Double Lever with two-piece short hinge. Marked as shown. $155
AZ48 A-1 Double Lever with two-piece short hinge. Marked as shown. $275
EC04 Two pillar English corkscrew with centering bar and wide bottle collar. $1900
EC06 Early 19th Century English corkscrew wing nut for extraction. $1900
EC07 Four windows English frame marked EDWARD THOMASON'S COMPOUND PATENT NE PLUS ULTRA on top and THOMASON'S PATENT NE PLUS ULTRA on the button. Unusual robust wood and brass handle. The very tip of the worm is gone. $2800
EC18 Berkeley & Co’s British Registration No. 202,169 of November 7, 1892. Marked RD 202169 on the band below the handle. $295
EC38 Original steel die for stamping the Roya Club details on the plate. $2500
EC41 Early 19th Century English two pillar frame corkscrew with wide bottle collar. $1950
EC48 An unusual variant of Robert Jones & Son 1840 patent. It has the spikes but instead of a threaded construction, there is a spring inside the barrel exerting constant pulling pressure as the worm is turned into the cork. Not marked. $3900
EC49 English handle with interchangeable tools. Marked EDWARD PRESTON & SONS and trademark EP. The thumb screw on the end secures the worm on one and the chisel on the other. For both: $1200
IC51 Corkscrew and opener set in a velvet lined fitted box. The corkscrew is hallmarked for Mappin & Webb. The company was founded in 1810 in Sheffield, England and the factory was closed in 1971. $250
IC50 Corkscrew and opener set in velvet lined fitted box. The corkscrew is marked MADE IN ENGLAND REGIS PLATE REGD. Regis Plate is a trademark of Suckling Ltd. of Birmingham (1895-1965). $250
IC55 Peter MacKenzie's Scotch Whisky Corkscrew. This corkscrew is usually seen advertising Sanderson's Vat 69. HTF with this advertising. $100
LT42 Wier's 1884 British Patent Corkscrew. Fully marked on both sides WEIR'S PATENT 12804, 26 SEPT. 1884, J. HEELEY & SONS MAKERS. Nickel plated. Excellent condition. $165
TT30 Wood handle with advertising on the flat sides for “Harveys of Bristol, Eng. / Harvey’s Bristol Milk Sherry.” $150
TT31 A variation of William Gamble & Sons’ British Registered Design No. 41,406 of January 19, 1886 using the Clough wire wrapping technique. $165
TT32 British corkscrew marked PATENT 28804. The wires end in a crown cap lifter. $475
TT36 Edwin Wolverson British registration number 297805, January 22, 1876. $95
TT95 An odd British corkscrew that has a "C" shape collar / cap lifter on the shaft marked CORINTHIAN and REGD DESIGN. $65
Note: 5.25” long with 3.5” wide handle
TT171 5.25” combination corkscrew and Codd bottle opener with spout. Marked CONEY'S PATENT on shaft/tube. This is Matt Perkins British Patent 10,794 of August 2, 1884. Perkins also patented his "An improved combined aerated water bottle opener and corkscrew" in Germany (no. 31,073) and France (No. 165,078) in 1884. Small chips in handle as seen in photographs above and below. Marks: CONEY'S PATENT. $100
FR34 Open frame corkscrew with bearing assist. Marked BRITISH MAKE. $30
RD131 A gift for high-speed passengers on British Airways Concorde. The roundlet is in a presentation box with this notice: “We would like you to accept this silver-plated corkscrew with our compliments. Elegantly designed by Links of London, this truly portable corkscrew fits comfortably in the palm of your hand. To assemble, unscrew the centre of the cartridge. Pull out spiral, flip down and screw back arm to form a handle. We hope this will be pleasant and useful reminder of your flight on board Concorde, the flagship of British Airways Fleet – and the ultimate in air travel.” Stamped “Concorde.” $195
The levers offered on the following pages are intended to be used with a corkscrew having a hole to mate with the end of the top lever for cork extraction. Levers and corkscrews are sold separately in this document so the buyer can make his/her own choices.
LL21 The Tangent Lever. Edwin Wolverson’s British Registered Design No. 5500 of November 4, 1873. This is a shorter and earlier version (6.5” vs 7.5”). Not marked. $135
Photo for illustration purposes 6.5” vs 7.5”)
LL26 20th Century lever by Ph. Barbier, Barcelona, Spain. $275
LL48 Unmarked four finger lever corkscrew with same style handle as Joseph Page’s British Registration No. 301,393 of June 23, 1876. See Ellis’ book page 48. $29
LL54 Unmarked four finger lever corkscrew with same style handle as Joseph Page’s British Registration No. 301,393 of June 23, 1876. See Ellis’ book page 48. $29