Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Originally designed to pull unspent charges from muskets, the corkscrew went on to transform wine forever. “The invention of the ...

The 1920s corkscrew was ­heavier—it was made of pleasingly solid steel, not plated ­metal—and he was gratified to find that it didn’t hurt to use it. Plus, it did a much better job of opening bottles.