Corkscrews
Published on 22. June 2009
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-1-84797-113-5 (ISBN)
Description
Although most of us have a corkscrew in the kitchen, we remain largely unaware of the many different types and designs of corkscrews that have been developed over the last three hundred years. Since the eighteenth century, inventors have devised increasingly ingenious methods of removing corks from bottles of wine, beer, champagne, perfume and medicine, using the laws of physics, the skills of mechanical engineering, the science of new materials and the artistic aspects of design.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Ramsbury
United Kingdom
Illustrations
436 colour photographs
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
722 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84797-113-5 (9781847971135)
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Person
Frank Ellis developed a passion for corkscrews almost by chance when buying an antique corkscrew as a gift for a friend. Subsequently he became a frequent visitor to antique fairs and auctions, and went on to co-found the Association of British Corkscrew Devotees and Enthusiasts [ABCDE]. Sadly, Frank passed away in 2008, and this book was completed by his widow, Barbara Ellis [with whom he had already co-written a book on British-registered corkscrew designs], with the help of other close friends and corkscrew experts. Barbara lives in Bedfordshire.