It's been a great year for corkscrew collecting and I have been lucky enough to have acquired some truly amazing pieces. Nearly all of the corkscrews below are in perfect condition.
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I was lucky enough to add several unique corkscrews to my collection in 2024, so much so that coming up with my Best Six for the year proved to be somewhat difficult. I pulled 14 corkscrews which I felt would be worthy examples for my Best Six. Some of these were no brainers to make my Best Six, but deciding which pieces would take the last spots took some time. Stay tuned; the final result is coming soon.
I always wonder why some collectors start posting their Best Six for the year in December when there's still more time in the year for corkscrew collecting. It happened last year and this year as well where the last corkscrew that I acquired in the year managed to make it into my Best Six for the year. I purchased this very rare figural single lever corkscrew with unusual lower brush from a Belgium auction house and it is definitely going to make my 2024 Best Six. It came with this fancy box which I don't believe has anything to do with the corkscrew. If anyone has any information on the box then let me know. All that I have been able to find on Star-Apic is that it is a Belgium based software company. The box does seem somewhat old and has intricate inlaid woods and mother of pearl.
I ended up purchasing this lot of interesting antique items. Although there are a few T handle corkscrews in the lot, the real winner is the Copley bow in the center. Unfortunately it is in worse condition than I realized. It appears to have been buried and dug up. Not a bad metal detector find though.
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