Cork press
Maker and role
Enterprise Manufacturing Company, Manufacturer
Production date
Circa 1910
Object detail
Accession number
1986.49
Production period
Description
Cork-shaper; Enterprise Manufacturing Company No.2.
Cast iron, consisting of a base - with 2 holes for securement upon which is an upwards facing, curved, ringed surface of a tightening radius. A ridged wheel, mounted by a side pillar, fits into the curved surface and acts, via a handle attached at its upper limit, to swing the wheel down and round against the decreasing radius of the lower surface, rolling the cork as it does so.
The manufacturer's name is on the handle; the size and model of the device is on the outside of the support pillar.
This device was used by the donor's grandfather in his paint and wallpaper supply business. [R Bailey & Son. Paint & Wallpaper Merchant]. Circa 1910.
Cast iron, consisting of a base - with 2 holes for securement upon which is an upwards facing, curved, ringed surface of a tightening radius. A ridged wheel, mounted by a side pillar, fits into the curved surface and acts, via a handle attached at its upper limit, to swing the wheel down and round against the decreasing radius of the lower surface, rolling the cork as it does so.
The manufacturer's name is on the handle; the size and model of the device is on the outside of the support pillar.
This device was used by the donor's grandfather in his paint and wallpaper supply business. [R Bailey & Son. Paint & Wallpaper Merchant]. Circa 1910.
Marks
ENTERPRISE MFG CO / PHILA / NO 2 Embossed
PAT AUG 7 1867 Embossed
PAT AUG 7 1867 Embossed
Media/Materials
Credit Line
Enterprise Manufacturing Company. Circa 1910. Cork press, 1986.49. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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