Hand Tool Rescue

1908 Wine Corking Machine [Restoration] (1x105)

Data di messa in onda: Giu 30, 2022

This restoration is on a 1908-patented "Yankee" wine corking machine made by The Gilchrist Company. The tool immediately caught my eye with its ornate floral scrollwork castings and gizmocity. It was so complex that I actually could not figure out how it actually functioned until everything was all restored and back together. Several parts were broken or missing entirely and needed to be fixed or remade. I also took the time to completely nickel-plate almost all parts of the tool back to its original lustre. The tool was missing its original clamp foot, but luckily Jimmy Diresta had several to spare.