06/02/2024
£495
Rare Find - Antique French cast iron w**e bottle Bouchonneuse corker Saint-Etienne Brevete SGDG Early 1900s
Known in France as a bouchonneuse, this cast iron w**e bottle corker would have been used at a French vineyard in the early 1900s.
Before mass production methods, a bouchonneuse such as this would have been bolted to the floor (as evidenced by three holes in the base plate) and manually operated to cork w**e bottles.
This particular bouchonneuse is adjustable (to accommodate various size bottles) and features a small wooden handle that operates the fulcrum and places enough pressure on the cork to seal the bottle as it rests on the bottom plate.
The piston runs through a housing mechanism that is accented with brass rings and stamped “Brevete S.G.D.G.” (Breveté Sans Garantie Du Gouvernement), which was a French patent without government guarantees that was in existence from 1844-1968.
The base plate has the production mark “Manufacture Francaise d’Armes et Cycles Saint-Etienne”.
Measurements:
Height 69cm ( 27.5 inches)
Width 23cm (9 inches)
Depth 58cm (23 inches)
A fabulous unique decorative display accessory for a w**e bar, shop, vineyard, chic apartment, kitchen, orangery or country garden property
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