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Corkscrews And Bottle Openers

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. This book traces the history of the corkscrew, illustrates many different ones and explains how they work and how they were made.
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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. This book traces the history of the corkscrew, illustrates many different ones & explains how they work & how they were made.

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Cork - A county in Ireland
Cork - A natural product from the Cork Oak tree
Wine - An alcoholic drink made from fermented grapes.
bottle - A container with a narrow neck in comparison to the body. Often used for containing fluids such as wine and milk.
History - Anything that happens in the past. An acedemic subject.
Instrument - A wide range of meanings from musical instrument to a measuring instrument

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