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| 01) Bacon's Bull-Dog vs. Taylor's Yankee by Don Thornton | 02) James Welch's Getagadget: Too New To Be Cool? by Don Thornton |
| 03) War Bond Hero Oscar Galter's Two Aluminum Openers by Don Thornton | 04) Brian Kellegan's Bison Designs: Another Too New To Be Cool? by Don Thornton |
| 05) George Williams Kork-N-Seal The Cap With the Little Lever by Don Thornton | 06) Bruce E. Tricinella's Combo Pop-Top: Yet Another Too New To Be Cool? by Don Thornton |
| 07) George A. Kimber's 3 Korks by Don Thornton | 08) The H-2 Mint Cola Story DOND "Deal Or No Deal" on Facebook by John Stanley |
| 09) Cornelius Titus Williamson Co.'s Confidential Tribute by Don Thornton | 10) Alex Moeller's Snap-Tite Stopper by Don Thornton |
| 11) Walking Tour of 1875 San Francisco By vintagecorkscrews on January 24, 2026 (Josef L'Africain) | 12) Tale of Two Juniors: Neumer & Ruppert C-022-001 Ruppert By Don Thornton |
| 13) No Dandelion Wine From 1895 'Puller' By Don Thornton | 14) |
| 2025 | Page 1 |
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| CC) Stephens Eclectic Pocket Tools by Don Thornton | DD) The Twists and Turns of Walker's Erie Specialty Co. by Don Thornton and John Stanley |
| EE) CAP CATCHER the SILENT COMPANION of a STATIONARY BOTTLE OPENER by John Eblen | FF) Daniel Barnes Can Openers and Pipe Cutters and Sometimes With A Corkscrew by John Stanley |
| 01) 1958 Patented Derex Can Punch and Bottle Opener by John Eblen | 02) The King Of Novelty Branding Collectibles Harry Lockwood Vaughan by Don Thornton |
| 03) Horix Story: Death Threats, A Nasty Divorce and A Combo Bottle Opener by Don Thornton | 04) Add A Worm and Call It A Day Frank White Can Openers by Don Thornton |
| 05) Patent Poaching 1899 Style Maschil D. Converse by Don Thornton | 06) Turtle Power Follows Brush With Law Le Emmette de Fee by Don Thornton |
| 07) Fabulous Key Ring Branding The Arthur Merrill Story by Don Thornton | 08) Pop The Top And Kick Back With Ernest Cullen by Don Thornton |
| 09) Bow To The Church Key Sampson, Hothersall & Footnotes by Don Thornton | 10) Adios Bottle Opener Gustav A. Carlson Can Opener by Don Thornton |
| 11) Competing Combo Coincidence Openers by W. E. Harrison & C. W. Halsey by Don Thornton | 12) Humorous Can Opener Handle Robert A. Demars by Don Thornton |
| 13) Credit The Crown Cap and Opener To A Remarkable Genius - William Painter by Don Thornton | 14) Combo Opener* Kings, Among Other Things John L. Sommer & Thomas Harding by Don Thornton |
| 15) Retired Dentist Tags Opener A Gilhoolie Clarence W. Fuller by Don Thornton | 16) Chop, Tender, Shave and Lift With Frederick Hachmann by Don Thornton |
| 17) Maximilian C. Frins' Quintuplet 'Opens Everything In The Kitchen' by Don Thornton | 18) Combo Tool Opener Bonus John C. Forster by Don Thornton |
| 19) From Bomb Fuses to Corkscrew Combos Meet Inventor Michael J. La Forte by Don Thornton | 20) William C. Hiering's Two Patents For One Combo Opener by Don Thornton |
| 21) Inventors Henry & Maurice Roberts and Save-Cap, Tite-Fit & So-Ezy Stories by Don Thornton | 22) Edmund B. White's Quest For The Best Up-N-Off by Don Thornton |
| 23) Joseph N. Amigone's Combo Rabbit Act by Don Thornton |
24) The Pride Of Tiny Coshocton, Ohio Harry L. Beach's Colorful Opener by Don Thornton
(Pictures From The Collection of Gary Deachman) |
| 25) Homebrew Foments Success For Lebherz Brothers' Capper by Don Thornton | 26) From Berkeley To Chicago Charles Cady's Opener/Sealer by Don Thornton |
| 27) Coin Controlled Cap Remover Ira H. Fitzpatrick by John Eblen | 28) Sweep, Open, Beat, Unscrew, Sharpen Henry Johannes Edlund by Don Thornton |
| 29) Lev-A-Lift, World's Smallest Patented Can Opener by Don Thornton | 30) William P. White, Godfather Of White Cap's Lid Flipper by Don Thornton |
| 31) Trios of Patents Results In Handi-Opener & Pry-A-Lid by Don Thornton | 32) NEHI Leg Knives by Dennis Ellingsen (Knife World Magazine June 2025) |
| 33) Gilbert P. Coates' Screwdriver Sires "Triplet" Bottle Opener by Don Thornton | 34) Millionaire Manufacturer's (Julius T. Rosenheimer) Handy Pocket Companion by Don Thornton |
| 35) John Nagy & Wilbert Jones Two-Ways To Six-Ways by Don Thornton | 36) Inventor Martin E. Trollen, A Brown & Bigelow Brander by Don Thornton |
| 37) Fred Goodrich and Justus Traut In A Moxie Mystery Patents Drama by Don Thornton & John Stanley | 38) Clayton E. Giangiulio's Culinary Attack Opener by Don Thornton (The Movie "Jaws" 50th Birthday) |
| 39) David B. Arnof's Combination Tongs, Bottle Opener & Worm by Don Thornton | 40) Bernard Lutsky's Rooster Dubiety by Don Thornton |
| 41) Battle Creek Neighbors (Fisher and Walters) Invent Opener With Lip by Don Thornton | 42) Hazardous Looking Two-Hole Punch Frederick E. Teves by Don Thornton |
| 43) No Unpleasant Feelings With George Havell's Corkscrew by Don Thornton | 44) Myrtle S. Cushman's Cool Combo Tool For Beer & Soda Drinkers by Don Thornton |
| 45) Smalstig's "World's Best" Cast Iron Can Opener by Don Thornton and John Stanley | 46) Bottle Half Full, Half Empty? Try Fred Pitt's Fiz-ette by Don Thornton |
| 47) Langan and Koscherak Seal-Again and Again by Don Thornton | 48) Otto Eick, King of Brewery Machines & One Cool Stopper by Don Thornton |
| 49) Peli-Can-Opener Message: "Give Dad The Bird" by Don Thornton | 50) Schumacker's Palm Held "Tap-N-Kap" Fizz Saver by Don Thornton and John Stanley |
| 51) Locke's Pop'N Stop With Push Button Cap Release by Don Thornton | 52) Schultz Master Key Opener For "Efficient Housewives" by Don Thornton |
| 53) Murdock's Pocket Opener, A Court Case & A Bull-Dog by Don Thornton | 54) Stewart's E-Z Lift Patent Journey by Don Thornton |
| 55) Loeser Kalina: Vest Pocket Tool Czar by Don Thornton | 56)William Blake & John Duket, Holy Toledo Can Openers by Don Thornton |
| 57) Earl S. Bellow's Rubber Uze-Again and Again by Don Thornton | 58) Low's Eagle Head & Headless Art Deco Bottle Openers by Don Thornton |
| 59) Franz K. Krag The Hook Does It by Don Thornton | 60) William G. Browne's Can Openers & Worms by Don Thornton |
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| 01) Wellward Tool Company Bottle DeCapper by John Eblen | 02) Tanks For The Memories (Square Gas Key) by Dennis Ellingsen Knife Magazine June 2024 |
| 03) 1986 Just For Openers Convention Opener Minster Ohio History by Ed Kaye | 04) Sometimes You Get Lucky (H-9-UL), 1915/16 Miner Can Opener, Sometimes You Don't (B-37-UL) by John Stanley |
| 05) I Like Openers (BCCA) by Charlie Staats and Alan Paschedag (K-6 Bar-Mounts) | 06) Electro-Chemical Beer Slide-Out Corkscrews by John Stanley |
| 07) Stephens Corkscrew/Cigar Perforator 1908 Patent by Mark Woodard, Don Bull and Josef L'Africain | 08) Anheuser Busch Blue Label Beer Joseph Zapf Jacksonville FL B-18-493 Key Opener by John Stanley |
| 09) October 1969 Article on Opener Advertiques by Bill Gaylord in Western Collector | 10) Vaughan Novelty MFG. Co., est. 1910 by Andrew Clayman (Update to Original Story Jan/2019) |
| 2023 | Page 1 | Obituaries |
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| 01) Bottle Openers: History, Types & How They Are Made by Gianna Petan | 02) British History of The Crown Cork & Bottle Openers by WWW |
| 03) H. Hackfeld & Co., LTD. Honolulu Territory of Hawaii A-B Agent by John Stanley | 04) Antiques Roadshow Raleigh NC May 16, 2023 by John Stanley |
| 2022 | Page 1 | Obituaries |
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| 01) Starr Wall Mounts Made in USA 2010-2015 by John Eblen | 02) Moriarty Known O-18 Wall Mounts Patented 7/8/1924 by John Eblen |
| 03) Bireley's Bottle Opener Cap Catcher Combo by John Eblen | 04) Why So Many Coca-Cola Starr X Openers? by John Eblen |
| 05) Patent Pending Can Opener Corkscrew Find by John Stanley | 06) Finding the Hockensmith & Weaning Can Opener Patent by John Stanley |
| 07) Joe and Jackie Young Collection by John Stanley | 08) JU-C Starr X Openers and Their Colorful History by John Eblen |
| 09) Country Gentleman Cigar Cutter Made in India by John Stanley | 10) Corkscrew Canes & Walking Sticks by Don Bull |
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11) Uncommon Collections (of Robert Leopardi) More Than Corkscrews
Story by Claire Rogers, Photography by Bob Rogers for Dessert Leaf Magazine |
12) Shady Crooked Scam Websites by John Stanley |
| 13) New Storage Cabinets for The Opener Room by John Stanley | 14) Meet Ray Barber by Brian R. Sheridan |
| 2021 | Page 1 | Obituaries |
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| 01) Priority Mail Packages Can Be Rerouted by John Stanley | 02) JFO Convention Award Winners 1979-2021 |
| 03) Dudly Tool Company Corkpuller on eBay by John Stanley | 04) How to Date Starr Openers by John Eblen |
| 05) The Company Behind the Pelco Starr Wall Mount by John Eblen | 06) John Westerland Milk Can Punch and Opener by John Eblen |
| 07) Clayton Blantz "Tool" Unknown Functions Now Known by John Stanley | 08) eBay Confiscates Carl Brewer Corkscrew Knife by John Stanley |