Williamson "Flash" Souvenir Corkscrews

A catalog from the readers of The Weekly Screw

Updated July 11, 2006

Don Bull, Editor, corkscrew@bullworks.net

This project began on May 23, 2006 with an announcement published in The Weekly Screw.

This is the "Flash list". For the "Picture Catalog", please see

http://www.bullworks.net/daily/flashpix.pdf

In a 1929 catalog the C.T. Williamson Manufacturing Company, Newark, New Jersey, offered the "Flash" Corkscrew and Bottle Opener. This style corkscrew / opener can be found with many different paper souvenir labels from locations across North America. From the number reported so far, it seems the Williamson Company had a darn good representative selling the product.

The "Flash" corkscrews are found with metal caps on the bottom and without the cap. It is possible that those with caps are pre WWII and those without are after WWII.

The "Flash" corkscrews can be found with site related specific scenes (e.g. Empire State Building) and with generic scenes with place name overprint (Indian, Deer in Water, Sailboat, Beach Scene, etc.).

Although we have not yet found any advertising brochures offering the "Flash" for sale for dating purposes, we do know that one depicts the "Chicago's New Zoo at Brookfield, Ill." which opened in 1934. Another is from Santa's Work Shop North Pole, Whiteface Mountain, New York which opened in 1949.

Photos can be found on the Internet at http://www.bullworks.net/daily/flashpix.pdf,

Readers are encouraged to submit additions, photos and literature, advertisements, brochures to:

Don Bull, Editor / email corkscrew@bullworks.net

Williamson "Flash" Corkscrews Description Owner Photo?Aberdeen, South Dakota RM Y Adirondack Mts. (Deer) FK Y Adirondack Mts. (Fish) FK Y Aerial Chairlift, Duluth, Minn. RM Y Aerial Chairlift, Mt. Sunapee State Park, New Hampshire RM Y Aerial Tramway, Franconia Notch, New Hampshire BG * Alamo, San Antonio, Texas HT Y Alamosa. Colorado (Deer in Water) FM Y Alhambra, California (Lake) RM Y Angola, IN. (Sail Boat) DB1 Y Arlington Hotel and Bath House Row, Hot Springs Nat’l Park, Ark. JB2 Y Ashland, Kentucky ((Log Cabin) DB1 Y Ashtabula, Ohio (Ship) FM Y Athol, Massachusetts FK Y Atlantic City, N.J.–Convention Hall JB2 Y Atlantic City, New Jersey (Boardwalk) BG * Auditorium and Convention Hall, Atlantic City WM Y Augusta, Maine (Indian in Full Head Dress) BG * Ausable Chasm, New York JG Y Ausable Chasm, New York, The DB1 Y Badlands, South Dakota DC Y Baldwin, Michigan (Deer Standing In Woodland Lake) BG * Balitmore, Maryland - Pimlico Racetrack FM Y Barbara Fritchie's Home, Frederick, Maryland FM Y Barksdale Field, Shreveport, Louisiana, World’s Largest Airport JB2 Y Bay Shore Long Island, New York (Sailboat On Sound) BG * Beaverton, MI. (Deer) DB1 Y Benson Wild Animal Farm, Hudson, New Hampshire BG * Big Bear Lake, Calif. (Deer in Water) JB2 Y Big Thompson Canyon, Estes Park, Colorado DC Y Biloxi, Mississippi DB Y Binghamton, New York BB Y Blackwater Falls State Park, Blackwater Falls, West Virginia BG * Blowing Rock, North Carolina FK Y Blue Hole, Castilia, Ohio BB Y Boise, Idaho (Cowboy on Horse) FM Y Bonneville Dam, Oregon JG Y

Boys Town, Nebraska DC Y Brattleboro, Vermont (Mountain Lake Scene) JB2 Y Bridal Cave, Camden, MO FM Y Bridgeport, Connecticut (Indian in Full Head Dress) JG Y Brulatour Coutyard, New Orleans, LA FM Y Brunswick, Maine (Indian) BB Y Buck Lake Ranch, Angola, Indiana JB ** Buckhorn Saloon, San Antonio, Texas BG * Buckhorn, San Antonio, Texas, The BB Y Buffalo Bill's Home Town, North Platte, Nebraska BG * Buffalo, N.Y. (Bison) DB1 Y Buffalo, N.Y. (Sail Boat) DB1 Y Bull Shoals Dam, Bull Shoals, Arkansas BG * Burlington, Vermont (Mountain Lake) BG * Bushkill Falls Niagara of Pennsylvania, Bushkill, Pennsylvania BG * California (Covered Wagon) HW * Canyon Mt. Aerial Tramway, Franconia Notch, White Mts, N.H. JB2 Y Catskill Game Farm-Deer Standing In Woodland Lake, Catskill, New York BG * Cave of the Mounds, Wisconsin DB Y Charles City, Iowa WM Y Cherokee Indian Reservation, North Carolina (Indian in Full Head Dress) JB2 Y Chicago's New Zoo at Brookfield, Ill. DB Y Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky BG * Claremore, Okla., Home of Will Rogers JB2 Y Cleveland, Ohio, Union Terminal Tower JB2 Y Cliff House at Seal Rocks, San Francisco DB Y Clinton, Kentucky (Woodland Road leading to Mountains) BG * COG Railway, Mt. Washington, NH WM Y Coldwater, MI. (Sailboat) DB1 Y Coldwater, Michigan (Sailboat On Lake) BG * Colorado Springs Colo. (Man on Bucking Bronco) DB1 Y Concord, New Hampshire (Mountain Lake) BG * Corn Palace, Mitchell, S. D. RM Y Corpus Christi Texas (Fish) JK Y Crescent Beach, S.C. FK Y Cumberland, Maryland (Woodland Scene) BG * Cypress Gardens, Winter Haven, Florida FM Y Dallas, Texas DC Y Dalton Gang Hideout, Meade, Kansas BB Y Daytona Beach, Florida JL Y Dearborn, Michigan (Indian in Full Head Dress) DB Y

Denver, Colorado (Mountain Lake) FM Y Denver, Colorado State Capitol DC Y Depoe Bay, Ore. WM Y Des Moines, Iowa FK Y Detroit Zoological Park HD Y Devil's Lake State Park, Baraboo, Wisconsin DB Y Dog Patch DB1 Y Duluth Minnesota (Sail Boat) DB1 Y Durango, Colorado WM Y Edaville Railroad, South Carver, Massachusetts BG * El Paso, Texas (Cowboy On Bucking Bronco) BG * Elmira, New York (Mountain And Woodland Scene) BG * Empire State Building New York, World's Tallest MW2 Y Empire State Building World's Tallest Height 1,472 Feet DB Y Entrance Lodge Niagara Cave, Harmony, Minnesota BG * Eugene, Oregon DB Y Evansville Woodland Scene, Evansville, Indiana BG * Evansville, Indiana (Indian) JB2 Y Excelsior Springs, Missouri (Indian in Full Head Dress) BG * Fair Haven, Vermont (Deer in Water) JB2 Y Fairmont, W. Virginia (Waterfall) JB2 Y Famous Hairpin Turn, The, Mohawk Trail, Mass FM Y Farmers Market, Hollywood, California JB2 Y Farmers Museum, Cooperstown, New York BG * Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, California BG * Florida (Beach) BG * Fort Randall Dam Pickstown So Dak (Picture of Dam) FM Y Fort Ticonderoga, New York FM Y Fountain and Carew Tower, Cincinnati, Ohio RM Y Fountain of Youth, St. Augustine, Fla. BR Y Frontier Town, N. Y. JG Y Ft. Dodge, Iowa DC Y Ft. Randall Dam, South Dakota (Indian in Full Head Dress) BG * Geneva On The Lake, Ohio BG * Georgia DC Y Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - Eternal Light Peace Momument FK Y Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - Gettysburg National Museum FK Y Gingerbread Castle, Hamburg, New Jersey RM2 Y Glacier National Park, Montana BG * Glacier Park WM Y Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco JK Y

Gouveneur, New York DB Y Grand Canyon National Park BB Y Grand Canyon National Park, North Rim (on an Artist Brush) BB Y Grand Coulee Dam, Washington FM Y Grand Forks, North Dakota (Indian with bow) MW2 Y Grand Marais, MI. (Deer in Water) DB1 Y Grandfather Mountain Elevantion 5,964 Feet, Linville, N. Dakota RM Y Grants Pass, Ore - Cavemen on Guard at Oregon Caves FM Y Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, California BG * Great Smoky Mts. - The Loop FK Y Green Mts, Vt. FK Y Grotto of the Redemption, West Bend, Iowa BG * Grotto, Dickeyville, Wisconsin BG * Hannibal, Mo., Tom – Huck BB Y Harold's Club, Reno WM Y Hayward, Wis. BB Y Hellgate Trading Post, Missoula, Montana FM Y Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, Calif. JB2 Y Hollywood, California JB2 Y Honolulu, Hawaii MS Y Honolulu, Hawaii (Beach) BG * Hot Springs, South Dakota FK Y Hotel Riviera, Las Vegas, Nevada (Wood) BR Y Houghton Lake, Michigan (Doe With Fawn Drinking in Stream) BG * Howe Caverns Underground Boat Ride (New York) HW * Hyde Park, N. Y. – Home of Franklin Delano Roosevelt FK Y Incline Railway Lookout Mt., Chattanooga, Tennessee BG * Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania BG * Indiana (Indian in Full Head Dress) DB1 Y Indiana Beach-People Swimming at Lake Resort, Shafer Lake, Indiana BG * International Bridge, 1000 Islands, New York DB Y Iron Mountain, Michigan (Mountain Lake Scene) DB Y Iron Mt., Michigan (Indian in Full Head Dress) DB1 Y Jackson Monument, New Orleans WM Y Jackson, Michigan JL Y Jackson, Tenn., Home of Casey Jones DB Y Kaibas National Forrest, Jacob Lake, Arizona BG * Kansas City, Kansas (Cowboy On Bucking Bronco) BG * Kansas City, Missouri (Indian in Full Head Dress) BG * Kent, Ohio (Trees and River) DB1 Y Kentucky Lake, Kentucky BG *

Key West, FL. (Flamingos) DB1 Y Knoebels Groves, Elysburg, Pennsylvania BG * Knott's Berry Farm & Ghost Town, Buena Park, California BG * Knotts Berry Farm, Ghost Town and Calico RR, California DC Y Lake Champlain - Streamline Ferries FK Y Lake Champlain Ferry Crossing, Beautiful JB2 Y Lake Champlain Streamline Ferry, M. V. Valcour RM Y Lake Champlain, Beautiful, Ferry Crossings FM Y Lake Geneva, Wis. DB Y Lake of the Ozarks, Bagnell Dam, Missouri BB Y Lake of the Ozarks, Bagnell Dam, Missouri MS Y Lake of the Ozarks, Bagnell Dam, Missouri WM Y Lake Placid, New York (Deer Standing In Woodland Lake) BG * Lake Tahoe, Emerald Bay BB Y Lake Wallenpaupack (Sailboat - Pennsylvania) RM2 Y Land of Scenic Splendor, New Hampshire WM Y Las Vegas, Nevada (Cowboy Riding a Horse BG * Las Vegas, Nevada (Golden Nugget) DB1 Y Lassen Volcanic Nat’l Park BB Y Lebanon, N. H. (Indian) RM Y Letchworth State Park - Castile N.Y. (Waterfall) DB1 Y Lewisburg, Pennsylvania FM Y Lexington, MI. (Indian Chief in Full Head Dress) DB1 Y Lincoln's Boyhood Home, Knob Creek, KY JL Y Little Brown Church in the Vale, Nashua, Iowa DB Y Little Falls, Minnesota (Indian in Full Head Dress) BG * Locks, Soo, Michigan RM Y Long Beach Is., N. J. (Sailboat) DB Y Long Beach, California (Beach Scene) FM Y Lookout Mountain Lovers Leap, Rock City, Georgia BG * Los Angeles California - City Hall DB1 Y Los Angeles, California - City Hall FK Y Los Angeles, California City Hall BG * Machinaw City Mich (Sailboat) DB1 Y Mackinac Bridge - Cheyboygan (yellowish) (Bridge) DB1 Y Mackinac Bridge - St. Ignace MI. (blueish) (Bridge) DB1 Y Mackinac Bridge St. Ignace, Michigan, St.Ignace, Michigan BG * Mackinac Island, Mich. DB Y Mackinac Island, Michigan (Two Brown Horses Pulling a Carriage) BG * Mackinac Island, Michigan (Two White Horses Pulling a Carriage) BG * Mackinac Straits Bridge DB Y

Manchester, New Hampshire (Deer by water) JG Y Manitowish Waters MS Y Mankato, Minnesota (Indian in Full Head Dress) BG * Mark Twain's Home, Hannibal, Missouri BG * McCook, Nebraska (Woodland Scene) BG * Metropolitan Beach (Couple on Beach) DB1 Y Miami Beach, Florida DB Y Miami Beach, Florida (Flamingo) JG Y Miami, Florida (Flamingos) JG Y Michigan Central Depot, Detroit, Michigan BG * Milledgiville, Georgia. (Grove of Trees) DB1 Y Minneapolis Minnesota - Minnehaha Falls (Waterfall) DB1 Y Minneapolis, Minnesota JG Y Minocqua, Wisconsin DB Y Minocqua, Wisconsin (Deer Standing In Woods) BG * Missouri The Show Me State RM Y Mohawk Trail, Massachusetts (Deer Standing In Woodland Lake) BG * Mohawk Trail, Souvenir of (Indian in Full Head Dress) BR Y Molly Pitcher Monument - Carlisle, P.A. FK Y Monkey Jungle, Goulds, Florida BG * Monument Salt Lake City, Uath FM Y Morman Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah DB Y Mount Greylock, Mass. - War Memorial Beacon FK Y Mount Hood,Portland Oregon WM Y Mount Rushmore, Black Hills, South Dakota DC Y Mount Rushmore, S. D., The Shrine of Democracy MW2 Y Mt. Evans, Colo Alt. 14,260 Ft., Mt. Evans, Colorado (City of) BG * Mt. Rushmore National Memorial, Black Hills S.D. WM Y Mt. Rushmore National Memorial, Black Hills, South Dakota BG * Museum Audubon State Park, Henderson, Kentucky BG * Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, Illinois FM Y Muskellunge, Minocqua, Wis. (Fish) BB Y Natural Bridge, Virginia BG * Natural Chimney Mt. Solon Virginia, Virginia BG * NBC Radio City, New York City, New York BG * New Hampshire RM Y New Hampshire - Land of scenic splendor (Map) DB1 Y New Mexico (Indian in Full Head Dress) BG * New Mexico, Land of Enchantment (Indian on Horse) JB2 Y New Orleans, Louisiana, Jackson Square WM Y Niagara Cave Harmony Minn., Harmony, Minnesota BG *

Niagara Falls SR Y Niagara Falls - United States - Canada DB1 Y Niagara Falls United States - Canada RM Y Niagara Falls United States And Canada, Niagara Falls, New York BG * Niagara Falls DB1 Y Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls, New York BG * North Syracuse, New York FK Y Norton, Virginia (Deer Standing In Woodland Lake) BG * Oakland, California (Landscape) FM Y Ocean City, Maryland (Beach - couple laying) DB Y Ocean City, Maryland (Beach - couple running) BG * Ohio Turnpike, Ohio BG * Old Faithful - Yellowstone National Park DB Y Old Fort Niagara - New York 1725-1727 DB Y Old Fort Niagara, Youngstown, New York BG * Old Orchard Beach, Maine FK Y Old Orchard Beach, Maine JG Y Omaha, Nebraska (Wagon Train) BB Y Ozarks DB Y Panama City, Florida (Beach Scene) FM Y Paul Bunyan And His Blue Ox, Babe, Bemidji, Minnesota BG * Paul Bunyan Lookout, Spruce, Michigan BG * Paul Bunyan, Brainerd, Minn. JB2 Y Paul Revere House Boston, Mass MW Y Pendleton, Oregon (Cowboy On Bucking Bronco) BG * Pennsylvania Dutch Couple in Period Dress, Pennsylvania BG * Petoskey, MI. (Indian Chief in Full Head Dress) DB1 Y Phoenix, Arizona (State Capitol) BG * Phoenix, Arizona DC Y Pikes Peak Co. 14,110 ft Streamline Cog DB1 Y Pikes Peak, Colorado FM Y Pipestone, Minnesota (Indian in Full Head Dress) BG * Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Indian) FM Y Plymouth Rock, Plymouth, Mass. RM Y Point Lookout Catskill MTS. New York, East Windham, New York BG * Pontiac, MI. (Indian Chief in Full Head Dress) DB1 Y Poplar Bluff, Missouri (Fish on Lure) BG * Port Authority Bus Terminal, New York City, New York BG * Portland, Me. (Lighthouse) DB1 Y Portland, Oregon (Ferry Boat) WM Y Portland, Oregon (Fish on Lure) BG *

Portland, Oregon (Mountain And Woodland Scene) BG * Rail City Sandy Pond N.Y. DB1 Y Rainbow Falls, Ausable Chasm, New York BG * Rainbow Falls, Watkins Glen, N. Y. RM Y Rainbow Falls, Watkins Glen, N.Y. DB1 Y Rapid River, MI. (Fish) DB1 Y Redwood Highway California, Worlds Famous Tree House, believe it or not NL Y Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee RM Y Reno—Best Little City In The World JB2 Y Richmond, Virginia (Indian in Full Head Dress) BG * Roadside America The World's Greatest Indoor Village, Hamburg, Pennsylvania BG * Roanoke, Virginia (Indian) JB2 Y Rochester, N.Y. (Sailboat) DB1 Y Rochester, N.Y. (Indian in Full Head Dress) MW2 Y Rock City Gardens, Lookout MT., Lover's Leap, Georgia BG * Rock City Lookout Mt. DB Y Rock City Lover Leap Lookout Moutain DB Y Rockaway Beach, Missouri (Fish on Lure) BG * Rockefeller Center, New York RM Y Rocky Mountain National Park, Longs Peak, Colorado BG * Royal Canadian Mounted Police - Moncton New Brunswick FK Y Royal Gorge, Colo., World's Highest Bridge DB Y Sad Eye Joe Knotts Berry Farm Buena Park, Caif., Buena Park, California BG * Sad Eye Joe, Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park Calif. WM Y Saint Louis Cathedral, Jackson Statue, New Orleans, La. BB Y Saint Louis Zoo, Missouri, See me at DB Y San Angelo, Texas DC Y San Diego, California FK Y San Juan Caristrano. Calif. - Mission Swallows FK Y Santa Catalina Island, California JB2 Y Santa Claus, California, Santa Claus Welcomes you to RM Y Santa's Work Shop North Pole, Whiteface Mountain, New York BG * Saranac Lake, N.Y. (Indian in full Head dress) JB2 Y Saratoga Springs, New York (Two Racing Horses) BG * Seneca Caverns, West Virginia BG * Sequoia National Park, California—“General Sherman” world’s largest tree JB2 Y Seven Falls, Colorado Springs, Colorado RM Y Shenandoah National Park VA. The Tunnel Skyline Dr, Virginia BG * Ship On Waterway, Gary, Indiana BG * Ship Traveling In Locks-The Locks, Soo, Michigan, Soo, Michigan BG *

Singing Tower, Lake Wales, Florida BG * Singing Tower, The, Lake Wales, Florida JB ** Sioux Falls, South Dakota (Indian Head) FM Y Skyline Drive Shenandoah National Park (Tunnel) DB1 Y Soldiers & Sailors Monument, Indianapolis, Indiana JB ** South Dakota - Hunter's Paradise DC Y Springfield, Missouri DB Y St. Augustine World's Largest Alligator Farm, Route A1A, Florida MW2 Y St. Louis Cathedral Jackson Statue, New Orleans, Louisiana BG * St. Paul, Minnesota WM Y St.Louis Missouri (Riverboat) FM Y Stand Rock, Wisconsin Dells, Wis. DB Y State Park Kentucky, Cumberland Falls, Kentucky BG * Statue of Liberty - New York City (blueish pic) DB1 Y Statue of Liberty - New York City (yellowish pic) DB1 Y Statue of Liberty, New York City DC Y Steam Power River Boat, Memphis, Tennessee BG * Stone Harbor. New Jersey. USA (Sailboat) JK Y Sunbury, Pennsylvania (Woodland Road leading to Mountains) BG * Swope Park, Kansas City, Mo. JG Y Tacoma, Washington (Sailboat) FM Y Tahquamenon Falls Newberry Michigan DB Y Texas (Cowboy On Bucking Bronco) BG * Ticonderoga, N.Y. - Fort Ticonderoga - North FK Y Ticonderoga, N.Y. - Fort Ticonderoga - South FK Y Timberline Lodge, Timberline, Oregon WM Y Toledo OH. (Indian Chief in Full Head Dress) DB1 Y Toledo, Ohio (Indian in Full Head Dress) BG * Tomahawk, Wisconsin (Indian in Full Head Dress) BG * Trees Of Mystery Redwood Highway California JB2 Y Trees of Mystery, Redwood Highway, California BB Y U.S. Capitol, Washington, Washington D. C. BG * Union Station, Los Angeles, California FM Y Uniontown, Pennsylvania WM Y Vampire Peak, Badlands, South Dakota BG * Vermont (Sunset over Lake and Mountains) DB1 Y Vinita, Oklahoma (Cowboy On Bucking Bronco) BG * Virginia Beach, Va. DB Y Virginia Beach, Virginia (Beach) BG * Virginia City, Nevada JB2 Y Wakefield, Rhode Island FK Y

Washington Monument, Washington, Washington D. C. BG * Washington Park Zoo, Milwaukee, Wis. DB Y Washington, D. C., U. S. Capitol DB Y Washington's Headquarters Valley Forge,PA., Valley Forge, Pennsylvania BG * Watch Hill, Rhode Island (Sailboat) BB Y Wellsboro, PA. Pennsylvania's Grand Canyon (Valley Scene) DB1 Y West Point, N.Y. (Cadets with Flag) DB1 Y Wheeling, West Virginia (Woodland Scene) BG * White Mts. N.H. - Old Man of the Mts. - The Weirs FK Y Whiteface Mountain The Summit, Memorial Highway, New York BG * Will Rogers Memorial, Claremore, Oklahoma JK Y Williamsburg, Virginia (Colonial Scene With Horse Drawn Carriage) BG * Wind Cave Nat'l Park Depicts Bison On Prairie, Wind Cave, South Dakota BG * Winona, Minnesota (Indian) BB Y Winston Salem, North Carolina (Woodland Scene) BG * Wintergarden, Florida. (Flamingos) DB1 Y World's Highest Bridge Royal Gorge, Colo, Royal Gorge, Colorado BG * World's Only Corn Palace, Mitchell, South Dakota BG * Wrigley Building, Chicago, Illinois WM Y *Need Photo **B&W Photocopies - need replacement Y= Have Photo Contributors: BB= Bob Bortfeld BG= Bob Gilbride BR= Bob Roger DB= Don Bull DB1= Dick Britton DC= Dick Clark FK= Fred Kincaid FM= Frank Marshall HD= Herb Danziger HT= Hans Turler HW= Howard Wolfinger JB= Joe Balaban JB2= Jack Bandy JG=Jean Grignon JK= Justine Kanodia

JL= Josef L'Africain MS= Mike Sharp MW2= Michael Williams MW= Mark Woodard NL= Norman Linn RM= Ron MacLean RM2= Ray Moran SR= Steve Rasch WM= Wayne Meadows