18

Kronblom

The Swedish firm Bull

‟

s Presstjänst applied for a

British patent for

“

An Improved Corkscrew and

Stand

”

on April 28, 1937. Most collectors are familiar

with the Popeye corkscrew with the Bull

‟

s mark on the

bottom. Apparently the firm also produced a

corkscrew in the form of another cartoon character.

This one was Kronblom.

Swedish collector Buster Bernston tells us

“

He is a

lazy man spending most of his days on the sofa in the

kitchen. His wife tries to get him to go and chop some

wood or to do all sort of things but he is always trying to sneak away to take a

nap.

”

Elov Persson created Kronblom in 1927. He drew the comics from 1927 until

1968. Elov

‟

s son Gunnar took over the task in 1968 and continued until 1977.

Kronblom corkscrew from the collection of Howard Luterman