Frank MacDonald Corkscrew Collection

Box 005 Specialties

SPECIALTIES

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WOOD-NUT-METAL-PLASTIC

  1. Wood hand carved Scottie dog screw tail
  2. Wood hand carved Scottie dog w/red collar and eyes screw tail
  3. Wood hand carved poodle screw tail
  4. Wood hand carved pig screw tail
  5. Syroco Wood carved Senator Volker
  6. Syroco Wood carved waiter (no screw) has walker bell but screw is missing
  7. Syroco Wood carved German Shepherd dog head w/green collar and either Walker or Williamson bell
  8. Syroco Wood carved Scottie dog head 8a. Syroco Wood carved old woman
  9. Syroco Wood carved small bust of Irish Singer 9a. Syroco Wood carved Banjo player
  10. Small medicinal red skull poison bottle cork screw (rare)
  11. Small metal gun w/ screw and bottle lifter
  12. same as above except barrel covers screw, barrel cracked 12.a small black metal gun with screw as barrel
  13. metal parrot w/mouth as cap lifter and screw hidden in feathers, Negbaur
  14. metal parrot w/mouth as cap lifter and screw hidden in feathers,Negbaur
  15. metal monkey-screw tail
  16. metal dog-screw tail
  17. donated to ICCA 1997
  18. donated to ICCA
  19. donated to ICCA
  20. sold at ICCA 1997
  21. donated to ICCA 1997
  22. metal bull w/screw tail that raises up and down. L.A. City emblem on side, cap lifter ring on head
  23. moved to box 6 #35
  24. moved to box 6 #35
  25. moved to #68 below
  26. Golf ball inserted in wood pyramid shaped base. w/cap opener imbedded in top of ball, and the screw inserted into the wood base. Made in England
  27. Carved Hawaiian God face w/paua shell eyes 27a. Carved Hawaiian God w/hands holding screw
  28. Moved to box 6 #36
  29. “handrill’. screw w/ round ball wood handle, screw at tip
  30. Copper horse head. ears are cutter.
  31. Wood dog head, painted face, leather ears, head screws out of a bottle shaped body with bottle opener on the side and rope across body.
  32. Red plastic golf bag w/plastic club swivel stick. Metal tab on bag lifts up to hide screw. Metal tab when lifted becomes cap lifter.
  33. Eliminated (not corkscrew)
  34. Metal cat, arched back, labeled “Black Cat” with large finger ring at top
  35. NFS 35a. Coroza nut head w/plastic eyes and mosaic cap for nose.
  36. Acrylic blue top w/brightly colored rooster figure sealed inside. marked “Portugal”
  37. Forged screw in long wooden sheath marked “A&J” “made in USA”. Top is Y shaped metal cap on sheath
  38. Same as above
  39. Simple plain wood handle (looks like ice pick) w/ screw Made in Japan
  40. Purple wood handle, shank marked “Ueberalles” Ges.-Gesch Chrom w/bell
  41. Donated to ICCA
  42. One piece,turned wood handle w shot glass holder on one end and excellent black brush on other end. Shot glass holder has clear hard plastic cup. Forged screw through handle Made for FHM by Yon Echman
  43. A beautiful wood (burl?) barrel. Each end has paper disc “Pontus Holmberg Eskilstuna” with big red “H” w/sword. Nice steel shank marked “Rostfri”/ xlnt cond. 43a.Metal screw w/ grooved “wings”, markings “HH” within circle. “Made in Austria” HAUERNAUT
  44. Heavy square amber glass handle w/ decorative metal band around glass. Design Nordkunst. Handmade in Denmark
  45. moved to Box 10
  46. NA
  47. NA
  48. Black handle w/ pepper or nutmeg shaker on end. (pipe shape)
  49. Modern white plastic “Gieger 600
  50. Korkmaster, l947 U.S. Patent Trade master.(in box)
  51. Donated to ICCA

52.Screw with shot glass. Handmade in Sweden by Lindshammar

53.Metal spoon, long handle w/cap lifter at end, screw underneath. Marked “To A Good Mixer-Hotel Granada ,Springfield, Ill. 63-713”

54.Brass anchor w/cap opener

55.Metal anchor w/hanger.

56.Family

57.Green plastic telescope-“World PATENTS DESIGN GERO ARTMER VIENNA DUPONT’S DELRIN”, metal top cap marked “MM”

58.Mr. Snifter, fair condition, hat does not come off

59.Aluminum Korkmaster type. War Time Model 1944

60. Aluminum Korkmaster “ “ “ “ “

61. see #66 below

62. Modern chrome “korkmaster”

63.Modern “telescope” type T-shape handle. Aluminum and brass “Made in France” ”S.G.D.G. in nice red box lined in satin”Telescopique Karibu”

64.Hand carved horn in the shape of the national bird of Lebanon w/silver and brass, coral and inlaid circles of colored enamel. Brass forged screw. Screw is crudely forced into opening of end of horn.

65. Steel corkscrew w/hammer and pick ends. Forged screw.( Page 31-“The Corkscrew” 19th C.)

66.Screw encased in a steel mesh sheath. /hammer and pick at top, cap lifter on bottom, in box. Marked “Western Germany”

67. Family

68.Wood “do-do” bird, head lifts off for cap lifter, leg on stand pulls out for screw. Face has painted eyes with brush bristles for hair

69.Metal pig, tail is screw and mouth is a lifter (Negbaur)

70.Eggplant colored plastic anchor “Boucherie C. Co. 30 Rue de Addesse, Le Havre”

in sheath

71. Long “wave” of 6 layers of inlaid wood strips, shellac, straight sheath