Collection of Corkscrews

1) Heeley & Sons, England, 19th century, brass, steel and bone, without brush, with maker's coat of arms. – 2) Perfect, France, c. 1935, scissor corkscrew. – 3) Black Cat, probably England, c. 1930, brass. – 4) Strauss Toolmaster, c. 1950, with 8 tools. – 5) Fogliano, Italy, c. 1890, single-action corkscrew with butterfly handle, nickelled brass. – 6) Zig Zag, France, c. 1930, accordion style. – 7) The Handy, Germany, 1891 onwards, folding, for the American market. – 8) Columbus Original, Germany, c. 1910, split frame. – 9) Old Snifter, USA, c. 1930, made by Demly, depicting Mr. Dry, a cartoon character drawn by Rollin Kirby, chromed. – 10) The Vaughan, USA, c. 1920, for cans and bottles. – 11) A1 Patent Double Lever, England, c. 1890, by James Heeley & Sons. – 12) Wire corkscrew, patented by William R. Clough. – 13) The Woodward Tool, USA, 1875 onwards. – 14) Folding bow, pocket model, unmarked. – 15) Walker's self-puller, 1900 onwards, made by Henry Boker, Germany. – 16) Pocket knife, Germany, 1913, with Leipzig motifs, fold-out cup lifter blade and corkscrew. – 17) Ladies Legs, Germany – And: 18) 26 further corkscrews.

布雷克拍品等级是为了方便竞买人判断拍卖品的成色而设置的。布雷克等级用1到6级来标注外观和功能的成色，(从非常好到非常差)。 在目录图册里用括号里的2个数字来表示，前一个数字表示外观成色的级别，后一个数字表示功能成色的级别。如(3/2)表示外观成色是3(满意的)，功能成色2(好)。 成色 定义参照下列标准： 1 - 非常好 (未使用过，没有使用痕迹) 2 - 好 (新，极少的使用痕迹) 3 - 满意的 (普通的使用痕迹) 4 - 及格的 (明显的使用痕迹，某个非主要部件是后配的) 5 - 有缺陷的 (极明显的使用痕迹, 某个主要部件是后配的，功能上有缺陷，需要修理) 6 - 非常差 (严重破损, 缺少重要部件)