A Left Handed Corkscrew.

[sandyRoe]

I found one in a charity shop.  Would they be uncommon?

[douglas9401]

Not at all, most high streets have charity shops.

[ToraToraTora]

they only work on a left handed cork though.

[THECORBYLOON]

I seen a claim that only two per cent of corkscrews are left-handed.

[barry1010]

There is a large range on one website, not the usual, from £4 to £75

[Bazile]

You mean a left handed thread cork, TTT ?

[sandyRoe]

It'll not be an item for the Antiques Roadshow, then.  Just another piece of unused kitchenalia.

[ToraToraTora]

bazille yes they go in left handed wine bottles.

[Peter Pedant]

Not at all, most high streets have charity shops.

brilliant ! BA

I thought you were ill used earlier today by the usual suspects Doug, Nice to see you back. I have repeatedly er repeated to the Ed that over-modding leads to less footfall on this site and not more.

[New Judge]

I don't actually see the need for a left-handed corkscrew. I'm right-handed and I'm sure I could open a bottle with  a left handed corkscrew using my right hand. It's really no different tt being able to use a screwdriver to both do up and undo screws.

 

[Barmaid]

Who needs a corkscrew when you can buy it by the box!

[sandyRoe]

It needs to be turned anti-clockwise.  Could it be a joke thing,  give it to some to open a bottle and watch them struggle ?

[Bazile]

TTT - did you know that a bottle of wine is more suseptible to being corked , if it has left handed thread, cork ? - honest 

[Peter Pedant]

I seen a claim that only two per cent of corkscrews are left-handed.

oh - time for an outing of the Professor of Left handedness. 

https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-asymmetric-brain/201908/8-new-scientific-findings-about-left-handedness

the old findings were ones I was involved in - A prof had travelled all Europe to see the  silver torques, and how many were left handed

I wrote an email in the style of "you-dont-have-to-do-that ! " Harry Enfield, pointing out that cotton and wool spinning was s-spun or z-spun ( rt handed) - so all you needed was a bus far to your local museum

The answer is 8% - and pretty constant - Roman empire 8% too.

He even went up to the recently discovered Bronze age farm in the fens to have a look at preserved textiles

[Khandro]

I used to have one, they were sold as a novelty item.

[Peter Pedant]

this fella

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/medical-education/sites/medical-education/files/1991CibaSymposiumInheritanceOfHandedness.pdf

[Peter Pedant]

lefties ( left handers that is!) demand to be taken seriously!