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Price Points: Corkscrews

Selection of corkscrews | H is for Home

Our corkscrew was misplaced last week – what a disaster! It was only at dinnertime, after all the shops had shut, that our predicament came to light. Our Friday night wine seemed a distant dream! Luckily, Justin has a corkscrew as one of the tools on his keychain Swiss Army knife.

Disaster averted… but have you ever tried opening a bottle of wine with a half inch long corkscrew? If we can’t find it soon, we’ll have to invest in a new one.

Here are three corkscrews which span a huge range in price – which of them would you choose?

  1. Beaumont Waiter’s Friend corkscrew curved: £4.99, Nisbets
  2. Copper corkscrew: £10, Joy
  3. Le Creuset lever model corkscrew LM-150: £79.95, Divertimenti

Charity Vintage: Erik Buch rosewood folding bar

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vintage Erik Buch rosewood folding bar for sale by & in support of Isabel Hospice (ends 22 Jan, 2015 13:30:12 GMT)

Did you get a bit of money for Christmas? We’ve found something lovely on eBay for Charity to put it towards! This fabulous vintage Erik Buch rosewood folding bar is something to behold. Charity shops don’t often get such rare, high value, quality items – but Isabel Hospice* has got a winner here.

Their photos don’t do the piece justice at all; if you’d like to see what it looks like in all its glory have a look here, here and here. An example sold at auction in 2010 for just over £1,200, there’s one for sale on Etsy at the moment for £3,100 and another on 1stdibs for $3,000 (about £2,000). That makes this ones buy it now price of £1,250 spot on.

It’s such a well designed and thought out piece of furniture. Imagine rolling it out, opening it up and offering your dinner party guests an aperitif – all very Mad Men!

*Isabel Hospice is a charity needing to raise nearly £4 million per annum to provide their free services to the people of eastern Hertfordshire. Their ethos is that they treat the whole person, not simply the illness. They offer a complete hospice service through their team of Community Nurse Specialists, a 16-bed, in-patient hospice, a day hospice, outreach day hospices, hospice at home and a family support and bereavement service.