A well worth acquisition for anyone. It is in its second printing, so it is available and a collector must have one of these. A well written and researched book, and while it has some errors, based on discoveries after the time it was published, no corkscrew collector can be without one, it is well worth your while to read. Ferd Peter's Book is a collection of German corkscrew patents. His interest in German pieces is the foundation of the work he produced here.
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Scandinavian Corkscrews - The Berntson and Ekman Book focuses on corkscrews and knives of Scandinavian origin. It is the definitive book on these Nordic pieces. This Book has now been superseded by Fred O'Leary's excellent book on American Patents. Nevertheless, if you can get one, it is worth reading for the collector interested in American pieces. The good thing about this one is that the entire patent documents are included, but in German.