What-is-it question CXCXII

What was this used for? - PHOTO REQUIRED
dognose
Site Admin
Posts: 50657
Joined: Thu Dec 29, 2005 12:53 pm
Location: England

What-is-it question CXCXII

Postby dognose » Sat Dec 07, 2013 4:44 pm

What-is-it question CXCXII

This one should be easy enough, so the answer required will state exactly with which product this device was used with.

Image

Trev.

silverly
moderator
Posts: 3081
Joined: Sun Nov 22, 2009 11:54 pm
Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia

Re: What-is-it question CXCXI

Postby silverly » Sat Dec 07, 2013 7:34 pm

Champaign bottle stopper.

dognose
Site Admin
Posts: 50657
Joined: Thu Dec 29, 2005 12:53 pm
Location: England

Re: What-is-it question CXCXII

Postby dognose » Sun Dec 08, 2013 5:26 am

Spot on Pat!

Described as a 'Champagne Protector', this device was designed to seal and retain the gas from a previously opened Champagne bottle.

Image

Image

It was designed and patented around 1907 by Carl Otto Schmidt of Bremen, who manufactured it out of 900/1000 silver. The device won prizes at the Brussels and Madrid exhibitions of 1908.

Trev.


Return to “Mystery Objects”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 2 guests