1908 Wine Corking Machine [Restoration]

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 ‪@jimmydiresta‬ had several to spare. The wine corker came out beautifully in the end and the shine is almost too much! It actually works very well and I am sure it can be used again for another 100+ years. Wrenches, screwdrivers, and socket drivers are now for sale at www.handtoolrescue.com Help secure more tools for future videos (if you want): www.patreon.com/handtoolrescue Instagram: www.instagram.com/handtoolrescue Facebook Group - Share your restorations www.facebook.com/groups/handtoolrescue www.facebook.com/handtoolrescue/ Reddit - Share your restorations www.reddit.com/r/HandToolRescue/ Podcast (with Jimmy DiResta and Andrew Alexander) - anchor.fm/fitzall

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