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Heaven is in the details .....

                 
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            Grafting knife, 3.50", black composition handle, carbon steel razor sharp blade marked "Delage Nantes", bone blade, French, used in vineyards, stock #60-032A6, $65  
                 
            Grafting knife, 4.25", ivory composition handle, carbon steel razor sharp blade marked "Saynor Sheffield England", handle tapers on one end to be inserted in the slit to place the graft in the branch, English, used in vineyards, stock #21-12281, $85  
                 
            Grafting knife, 4", rosewood handle, carbon steel razor sharp blade marked "No248 7 1/2cm Hugo Koller Solingen", fixed bone blade, German, used in vineyards, stock #22-12261, $85  
                 
            Grafting knife, 5.25", black composition handle, carbon steel razor sharp blade marked "KB" on tang, fixed bone blade, French, used in vineyards, stock #23-12241, $75  
                 
            "Coupe seve" lit. sap cutter i.e. vine incisor, 4.50", all steel, this spring loaded tool was used make a circular incision around the vine to get a better grape of an earlier harvest, the practice has been outlawed, rare French winery tool, stock #34-12389, $135  
                 
            French Pipette or wine thief, 14", blown glass with a soldered tin handle, stock #41-12689, $145  
                 
            French Pipette or wine thief, 10", blown glass with a soldered tin handle, stock #42-12489, $145  
                 
            French Pipettes or wine thieves, top one is 15.25", bottom one is 14.25", blown glass with an applied glass handle, stock #44-12759 & 43-12759, $185 each  
                 
            French Pipette or wine thief, 15.50", blown glass with an applied glass handle, beautiful curved one, stock #45-12759, $225  
                 
            French Pipettes or wine thieves, top one is 6.25", bottom one is 8", blown glass with weighted bottom, these were made to be lowered in casks of Cognac on a piece of twine, stock #46-12589 & 45-12589, SOLD & $115 bottom  
                 
                 
            Barrel tap, 11", bronze with antique patina, large one that would be fitted in a "Foudre", a very large barrel, late 19th Century French one known as "Maconnaise", stock #9-03471, $175  
                 
            Patented apothecary cork compressor, 9", cast iron with all its original yellow & black japaning, made by "Enterprise Mfg Phila", bears 1867 patent markings, superb condition, unusual in this small size as well, stock #24-085A9, $145  
                 
            "L'Automatique" Bottle corker, 8", all steel, plier type, signed "L. Cabanac a Toulouse" on one of the arm and "L'Automatique" on the other arm, has a locking tab, substantial one, stock #12-075A1, $115  
                 
            "Super-Boucheuse" Bottle corker, 8", all steel with hardwood handle, plier type with lever to drive the cork in, signed "F. Bousquet Toulouse" on the lever as well as "Brevete SGDG Modele Depose'", and "Super-Boucheuse" on one arm with "Automatic a Levier" on the other arm, has a locking tab, nice one, stock #1307511, $185  
                 
            Bottle corker, 10.50", all steel with hardwood handles and copper lined jaws, plier type, has locking tab, nice looking one, stock #10-07511, SOLD  
                 
            Bottle corker, 10.50", all steel with hardwood handles & top and brass lined jaws, plier type, nice looking one, stock #9-07511, $165  
                 
            "Yankee" bottle corker, 8", nickel plated cast iron, brass & steel, fancy foliate pattern, lever locks the bottle neck, compresses the cork and drives in the bottle in one motion, impressive piece of machinery Ca 1900, stock #3-045A0, $165  
                 
            "Bonzer" bottle corker, 8", cast iron, brass & steel, knurled pattern, lever locks the bottle neck, compresses the cork and drives in the bottle in one motion, appears to be derived from the Yankee bottle corker, Ca 1900, stock #66-125A0, $165  
                 
            "Lily No2" American bottle corker, 15", cast iron with black japanning remaining, wooden handle, marked "Boston Corking Mach Co Mfrs of corking machines Pat Pending Boston Mass Lily No2", heavy duty rack system, must be quite rare, the first one I've seen so far! stock #17-101N0, $265  
                 
                 

 

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