Screwpull
Creation & History of a High-tech Corkscrew
$131.41
- Hardcover
176 pages
- Release Date
28 June 2013
Summary
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 h…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780764344213 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0764344218 |
| Author: | Donald Minzenmayer |
| Publisher: | Schiffer Publishing Ltd |
| Imprint: | Schiffer Publishing Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 28 June 2013 |
| Weight: | 1.67kg |
| Dimensions: | 305mm x 229mm |
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About The Author
Donald Minzenmayer
Donald Minzenmayer has been collecting corkscrews and ring bits for 40 years. He is a member of the International Correspondence of Corkscrew Addicts and is also the author of The Ring Bit.
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