Is this a corker?

[rocket man]

A friend of mine found this with a bunch of empty wine bottles and gave it to me. My question is has anyone seen a corker like this before?

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[Tom]

Its a bottle capper for Beer
I cant see how it would insert a 1 3/4" cork

 

[rocket man]

Thanks Tom
That's kinda what I thought. A 1 3/4" cork would just fit above a bordeaux bottle, anything taller wouldn't fit. Plus you would have to reposition the handle to get the cork all the way in.

 

[rawlus]

nice capper though!

 

[rocket man]

It does look like it's built pretty well. It's all cast iron except for the rod that's notched for the gear. I think everything else built today is stamped steel.

 

[kiljoy]

I saw one just like it recently. My barber said he had a corker to sell me. When he brought it in, he discovered it was a capper instead. Looked just like this one except it was screwed to some plywood.

 

[TheTooth]

Looks pretty beefy. Nice find.

 

[Tom]

Thanks Tom
That's kinda what I thought. A 1 3/4" cork would just fit above a bordeaux bottle, anything taller wouldn't fit. Plus you would have to reposition the handle to get the cork all the way in.

Your welcome.
I brew Beer also and a bench capper is just like that pic.