Download or read book Corkscrews and Bottle Openers written by Evan Perry and published by Shire Publications. This book was released on 2009-06-23 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The corkscrew was invented in the seventeenth century, the original design being based on a device for withdrawing a ramrod from a gun barrel. Since then thousands of different versions have been produced, from beautifully hand-crafted corkscrews to novelty and comedy varieties. Today, corkscrews and bottle openers are common objects in many households, and will continue to be so for as long as the cork is used as a bottle closure. This book traces the history of the corkscrew, illustrates many different kinds and explains how they work and how they were made. It also covers other tools used for opening bottles sealed with various caps or stoppers.
Download or read book Corkscrews and Camembert written by Michelle Ford and published by Kinglet Books. This book was released on 2023-05-03 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cheese and wine are a match made in Heaven. Too bad murder is also on the menu. Brianna West adores her busy cheese-themed café that serves Roquefort Danishes and camembert crackers on quaint Driftwood Island. To celebrate her new small but vibrant community of Snuggler's Cove, Brianna is planning a wine and cheese event she knows will be to die for. When Brianna visits a local winery to source wine for her event, she stumbles across the vintner's body stabbed by a corkscrew. Someone has killed a man--and upended Brianna's event--and she won't let this slide. With her trusty cheese connoisseur club on her side howling for justice and the island's overworked Mountie warily accepting her help, Brianna will leave no vine unsearched in her hunt for the killer.
Download or read book Uncorked written by Marilynn Gelfman Karp and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A splendid (and giftable) visual guide to the beautifully convoluted world of corkscrews Ever since the standardized wine bottle came into use in the eighteenth century, thirsty people have sought a convenient means of removing its cork stopper. At first they employed whatever was at hand—including the helical gun screws used to clean out firearms—but the patent corkscrew emerged by 1795 and soon multiplied into more permutations than the proverbial better mousetrap. In Uncorked, Marilynn Gelfman Karp uses her own collection of corkscrews—carefully chosen both for their inventiveness and for their decorative qualities—to trace the history and evolution of this curious tool. She establishes a taxonomy of the corkscrew, based on the fundamental characteristics of handle, shaft, and screw, and then presents more than 650 individual specimens by category. They range from the simplest “basic T” models to the most whimsical flights of fancy (a folding pair of legs, a seahorse) and the most elaborate mechanical contrivances. Each example is illustrated with superb color photography and fully described. Uncorked is at once a serious contribution to the history of material culture, and a delight to page through. It will be an essential reference for helixophiles (as collectors of these gadgets are called) and an agreeable gift for any corkscrew-wielding wine lover.
Download or read book Corkscrews written by Frank Ellis and published by Crowood Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reveals the diverse and amazing corkscrews that have been created over the years and aims to spur the reader on to collecting these fascinating and useful items. --
Download or read book Corkscrews and Bottle Openers written by Evan Perry and published by Bloomsbury Shire Publications. This book was released on 1980 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Corkscrews appeal to collectors who appreciate the functional beauty of an instrument designed for a specific purpose, namely to remove a cork from a wine bottle. The corkscrew was invented in the seventeenth century, the original design being based on a device for withdrawing a ramrod from a gun barrel, and since then thousands of different versions have been produced. This book traces the history of the corkscrew, illustrates many different ones and explains how they work and how they were made. It also covers other tools used for opening bottles sealed with various caps or stoppers.
Download or read book The Ultimate Corkscrew Book written by Donald Bull and published by Schiffer Book for Collectors w. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An armchair guide to corkscrews from around the world with over 700 color photographs and 3600 illustrated and documented examples. It showcases diversity and creativity in corkscrews over several hundred years. Author Donald A. Bull displays categorical examples of eclectic and figural corkscrews and knives along with current market values and amusing text enticing all to explore this twisted hobby.
Download or read book The Multiple Realization Book written by Thomas W. Polger and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas W. Polger and Lawrence A. Shapiro offer the first full investigation of multiple realization--the idea that minds can be realized in ways other than the human brain. They cast doubt on the hypothesis and offer an alternative framework for understanding explanations in the cognitive sciences, and in chemistry, biology, and related fields.
Download or read book Anri Woodcarvings written by Philly Rains and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 2001 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents vintage, often whimsical, and one-of-a-kind wooden figurine carvings by ANRI, the world-renowned company founded in 1912 in the Dolomite Mountains of northern Italy. Among the more than 2,500 carvings featured are bottle stoppers, bottle openers and corkscrews, bar sets, calendars, letter openers, bookends, humidors, ashtrays, lighters, cigarette boxes, pipe rests, salt and pepper sets, pepper mills, napkin rings, timers, toothpick holders, brushes, salt and serving spoons, spoon and key racks, door knockers, and figurines, including monks and characters from novels by Charles Dickens. Collectors with a wide range of interests will be delighted with the amazing number of woodcarvings shown. This book will amuse and inspire today s woodcarvers and collectors, novices and experienced devotees alike.
Download or read book Screwpull written by Donald Minzenmayer and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After more than two centuries, the process of opening a bottle of wine changed significantly in the 1970s with the introduction of the Screwpull. This is the story of the development and realization of one of the best devices in the world for removing a cork from a wine bottle, the Screwpull, and its inventor, Herbert Allen. Alongside hundreds of examples of experimental prototypes, patent drawings, and many production models, the story unfolds to reveal Allen's conceptualization of how the Screwpull should work and how imitation knockoffs affected his market. The story goes on to detail the events following Mr. Allen's death--the transfer of the company to LeCreuset of France and the production of new models. A beautifully illustrated and detailed history of this remarkable product, Screwpull is the perfect addition to the libraries of corkscrew collectors, product designers, those with good taste, and wine aficionados.
Download or read book World Class Corkscrews written by Donald Bull and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 4,500 corkscrews spanning three centuries are organized into 59 chapters featuring over 3,000 color photos. This huge volume gives details of the corkscrews presented in a reader-friendly form: you'll find descriptions and markings, as well as patent and registered design information. Part 1 has 18 chapters and focuses on the early history of the corkscrew, including more than 900 corkscrews primarily from the 18th century and even corkscrew sale sheets from that era. In Part, 2 over 3,600 corkscrews are organized in 41 chapters according to types, including Bar & Wall Mounted, Bells, Bows, Rack & Pinion, Screwless Extractors, Whistles, and a final chapter called Worthy of Mention. The three authors represent their own collections as well as those from other enthusiasts in North America, Europe, and Australia. The book is a compendium of knowledge unprecedented in the history of corkscrew collection.
Download or read book Hardware written by and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 988 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Collectible Corkscrews written by Frédérique Crestin-Billet and published by Editions Flammarion. This book was released on 2001 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether old or modern, classic or frivolous, from the most straightforward pulling device to the incredible ingenuity of nineteenth-century inventions, corkscrews have long been the basis of many a cherished collection. "Collectible Corkscrews" features over 500 color photographs of corkscrews, from rare and valuable early models to recent designer creations. Each photograph is accompanied by a short text explaining the significance of every item. Whether you are a novice or a long-term corkscrew devotee, this book is sure to surprise and inform you. But be warned: once you have been bitten by the corkscrew bug, you are a collector for life...
Download or read book Bull s Pocket Guide to Corkscrews written by Donald Bull and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore hundreds of remarkable corkscrews from figurals and eclectics to knives: rare and novelty varieties are well represented. For easy reference, all corkscrews are classified by category with current values. A handy companion to The Ultimate Corkscew Book, this is an up-to-date reference that corkscrew addicts can not do without.
Download or read book Catalogue of Wine Auctions written by Christie, Manson & Woods and published by . This book was released on 1987-04-02 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Wine For Dummies written by Ed McCarthy and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-11-02 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses wine vintages and provides advice on how to sample various types of wines, how to select the right wine, how to judge a wine by its label, how to serve and store it, and how to distinguish good wine from bad.
Download or read book Beer Advertising written by Donald Bull and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 2000 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Informative, and truly entertaining, this book illustrates the finer points of beer advertising in over 500 color photographs of many sharp or pointed objects associated with beer advertising. Information about the breweries and brands advertised, the makers, a price guide, and a detailed index make it a sharp beer reference.
