Fig. 1. A reel with two iron bars, made use of to double
the wire, and cut the doubled wire twice the length
required for fixing the corks in the bottles.
Fig. 2. A small machine for twisting the wire one-third
of its length after having been doubled by
fig. 1.
Fig. 3. An instrument for compressing (and, as it were,
biting) the corks three quarters of their length, beginning
at the smallest end.
Fig. 4. A stool stuffed with straw, furnished with a
wooden stand on which the bottles may be placed
to be tied. The same stool will serve to sit on
during the corking.
Fig. 5. A hollow block of wood, called a bottle-boot
(Casse-Bouteille), within which the bottle is set
when it is to be corked. This bottle-boot is furnished
with a strong bat for beating in the corks.
Fig. 6. A front and side view of pointed pincers, used
for twisting the wire employed to keep on the
corks, and for cutting off the superfluous ends of
the wire. I make use of flat pincers and scissars
for this operation.
Neele sc. Strand
London Published 25th.
Feby. 1811 by Black & Co. Leadenhall Str.