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A splendid (and giftable) visible information to the fantastically convoluted world of corkscrews
Ever because the standardized wine bottle got here into use within the eighteenth century, thirsty folks have sought a handy technique of eradicating its cork stopper. At first they employed no matter was at hand―together with the helical gun screws used to scrub out firearms―however the patent corkscrew emerged by 1795 and shortly multiplied into extra permutations than the proverbial higher mousetrap.
In Uncorked, Marilynn Gelfman Karp makes use of her personal assortment of corkscrews―fastidiously chosen each for his or her inventiveness and for his or her ornamental qualities―to hint the historical past and evolution of this curious software. She establishes a taxonomy of the corkscrew, primarily based on the basic traits of deal with, shaft, and screw, after which presents greater than 650 particular person specimens by class. They vary from the best “basic T” fashions to essentially the most whimsical flights of fancy (a folding pair of legs, a seahorse) and essentially the most elaborate mechanical contrivances. Every instance is illustrated with excellent shade images and totally described.
Uncorked is without delay a critical contribution to the historical past of fabric tradition, and a delight to web page by. Will probably be a necessary reference for helixophiles (as collectors of those devices are known as) and an agreeable reward for any corkscrew-wielding wine lover.
562 full-color illustrations
From the Writer
Writer : Abbeville Press (November 3, 2020)
Language : English
Hardcover : 224 pages
ISBN-10 : 078921377X
ISBN-13 : 978-0789213778
Merchandise Weight : 2.22 kilos
Dimensions : 8.6 x 1 x 8.6 inches
