Class Z: Champagne and Soda Taps

the unappreciated “corkscrews” by Joseph C. Paradi Introduction There are very few corkscrew collectors who specialize in Champagne or Soda taps, I will call these collectively Taps.  On the other hand, most collectors do have some of these but for the...

SCReWgrade Rarity Classes

Fred O’Leary (with help from Frank Ellis, Fred Kincaid and Joe Paradi) Background Often people ask what defines a really good corkscrew for a collector.  This is hard to answer because we all have our own needs and goals.  But in all cases,...

SCReWbase Decision Tree

Submitted by Frank Ellis, Fred Kincaid, Fred O’Leary and Joe Paradi About the SCReW Decision Tree The sheer inventiveness of corkscrew designers has posed many problems for those who aspire to a neat and tidy classification system.  There are two principles at work in...

SCReWbase History Part 3

Submitted by Frank Ellis, Fred Kincaid, Fred O’Leary and Joe Paradi Article 3 of a series The SCReW Decision Tree The first two articles of this series on SCReW, the Standard Corkscrew Reference Work (PART 1 and PART 2), covered the background to the project and the...

SCReWbase History Part 2

Submitted by Frank Ellis, Fred Kincaid, Fred O’Leary and Joe Paradi An Introduction to SCReW Article 2 of a series… This is the second in a series of articles on SCReW — the Standard Corkscrew Reference Work. In the first article the concept of a universal...

SCReWbase History Part 1

The shape of things to come from Frank Ellis, Fred Kincaid, Fred O’Leary and Joe Paradi. Corkscrew categories for collectors. It is human nature to ask questions and it also seems to be human nature to collect things. Some collect stamps; some collect books; some...