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Shire of Toodyay > Records

BOTTLE CORKER; WOODEN

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George Whitfield

1860

Subcollections

Domestic equipment

Overview

Hand-hewn bottle corker, made by George Whitfield of Knockdominie 1860.
Note the rough-hewn base, timber except for metal peg and metal upright.
The corker is fundamentally a lever comprised of a wooden base, a vertical 'post', a lever-able handle and a cork 'driver' (a smaller lever).
The device also features a block of wood set on a vertical metal post. The block can be rotated 360 deg.
This block features two holes one of which is lined with a section of metal piping, while the other holds a section of metal tubing that is wider at the top than the bottom.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.657

Item type

Themes

Material

Width

535 mm

Height or length

840 mm

Depth

150 mm

Place made

Toodyay
Western Australia
Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Shire of Toodyay

Shire of Toodyay

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