JUST FOR OPENERS

If you collect beer advertising openers or corkscrews, this is the web site you have been looking for. Through Just for Openers (JFO), you "open" new resources of information and access to other collectors. Continue reading for information on Club membership, Newsletters, the Annual Convention and Publications.

Just for Openers was founded in 1979 by Don Bull of Wirtz, Virginia. Members in the United States and Canada mainly collect beer advertising openers and corkscrews, but may also collect soda advertising openers, figural cast iron bottle openers, can openers and non-advertising corkscrews.

2013 Handbook

JFO Membership: Membership (over 250 members) is free via this web site or if you wanted a printed copy (30 pages) of the newsletter mailed, you may pay $20 per year. Join today by filling out the membership card: JFO Membership Card, and sending the card in (for the printed newsletter also send a check payable to John Stanley), PO Box 51008, Durham, NC 27717. Your paid annual membership starts with the month of the latest JFO Newsletter, so your dues would cover January-December, April-March, July-June or October-September.

JFO Newsletter: Each quarterly newsletter includes a designated feature plus many articles on openers (and/or corkscrews). The January newsletter includes new additions to the Handbook (see Publications below); the April issue includes the membership list (a wonderful resource); the July issue includes the Annual JFO Convention highlights and the October issue includes New Discoveries to the Handbook. All members are encouraged to send in articles and members are allowed a free ad in each issue.

Annual JFO Convention: Members volunteer to host the annual convention held in April each year, so JFO members visit places all over the United States. Conventions are something you don't want to miss as you see openers and corkscrews you have never seen before and have a chance to add them to your collection. Members spend time room-to-room trading, attend an auction and participate in the Saturday show (8-1) open to the public. Members and non-members are welcome. Details for this annual event are found in the October and January newsletters. Members have their calendars marked for the 2013 JFO Convention in Nashville, Tennessee (April 10th-April 14th).

Publications: Now six books with color pictures are available, Boxes Full of Corkscrews; The Ultimate Corkscrew Book; Bull's Pocket Guide to Corkscrews; Just for Openers, A Guide to Beer, Soda & Other Openers; Soda Advertising Openers; and Beer Advertising: Knives, Letter Openers, Ice Picks, Cigar Cutters and More. For information on breweries see American Breweries II.

Corkscrew and Opener Books For Sale

Just For Openers A Guide to Beer, Soda & Other Openers: The softcover book by Donald A. Bull and John R. Stanley contains 160 pages and 380 color photographs that include over 850 openers and corkscrews. A price guide is included. For details click on Bull's Book Store.

Soda Advertising Openers: The softcover book by Donald A. Bull and John R. Stanley contains 160 pages and 275 color photographs that include over 300 openers and corkscrews. Over 2500 listings for the 300 types is included with prices. For details click on Bull's Book Store.

Beer Advertising: Knives, Letter Openers, Ice Picks, Cigar Cutters and More: The softcover book by Donald A. Bull contains 176 pages and 520 color photographs for sharp beer advertising items including prices. A Brewery/Brand index and a Manufacturers index are included for easy reference. For details click on Bull's Book Store.

American Breweries II: by Dale Van Wieren offers 18,000 entries for nearly 8,000 known American brewing firms, tracing names, addresses, and dates of operation. Available for $20 (includes priority mail shipping within the United States). Make check payable to and send to John Stanley, PO Box 51008, Durham NC 27717.

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