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Armadillo - Pharmacy corkscrew in cast iron - XIXth century
  • Armadillo - Pharmacy corkscrew in cast iron - XIXth century
  • Armadillo - Pharmacy corkscrew in cast iron - XIXth century
  • Armadillo - Pharmacy corkscrew in cast iron - XIXth century
  • Armadillo - Pharmacy corkscrew in cast iron - XIXth century
  • Armadillo - Pharmacy corkscrew in cast iron - XIXth century
  • Armadillo - Pharmacy corkscrew in cast iron - XIXth century
  • Armadillo - Pharmacy corkscrew in cast iron - XIXth century
  • Armadillo - Pharmacy corkscrew in cast iron - XIXth century
  • Armadillo - Pharmacy corkscrew in cast iron - XIXth century
  • Armadillo - Pharmacy corkscrew in cast iron - XIXth century
  • Armadillo - Pharmacy corkscrew in cast iron - XIXth century
  • Armadillo - Pharmacy corkscrew in cast iron - XIXth century
  • Armadillo - Pharmacy corkscrew in cast iron - XIXth century
  • Armadillo - Pharmacy corkscrew in cast iron - XIXth century
  • Armadillo - Pharmacy corkscrew in cast iron - XIXth century
  • Armadillo - Pharmacy corkscrew in cast iron - XIXth century
  • Armadillo - Pharmacy corkscrew in cast iron - XIXth century
  • Armadillo - Pharmacy corkscrew in cast iron - XIXth century
  • Armadillo - Pharmacy corkscrew in cast iron - XIXth century
  • Armadillo - Pharmacy corkscrew in cast iron - XIXth century
  • Armadillo - Pharmacy corkscrew in cast iron - XIXth century
  • Armadillo - Pharmacy corkscrew in cast iron - XIXth century

Armadillo - Pharmacy corkscrew in cast iron - XIXth century

€195.00

Pharmacy corkscrew in the shape of an armadillo, an unusual and sought-after design

19th-century cast iron

One prong has been repaired and re-welded

Description

Pharmacy cork crusher in the shape of an armadillo, an unusual and sought-after design

19th-century cast iron

The cork crusher was invented around 1830 and was used throughout the 19th century until the early 20th century. It allowed pharmacists to compress and soften corks before inserting them into bottles containing medicine.

They were often fixed to the counter in apothecaries' or pharmacists' shops by screwing them in place, like this one with holes in its legs.

Cork crushers are very often found in zoomorphic form, particularly in the shape of a crocodile, which is also the other name for a cork crusher, but here the less common but much more sought-after shape of an armadillo has been chosen.

Old weld on the front right leg

Length: 28 cm

It weighs 2.6 kg!

Before these objects appear, the apothecary or the pharmacist chewed himself the corks to insert them in the bottles... From where the term chewing-cork...

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