ORIGINAL CAST-IRON CORK-PRESS
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ORIGINAL CAST-IRON CORK-PRESS

Stock Number: 281004b

€590

Category: Pharmacy & Chemists

Description

DURING THE 18TH AND 19TH C. THERE WAS NO CHEMIST THAT WOULDN’T HAVE A CAST-IRON CORKPRESS IN HIS SHOP. MOSTLY SHAPED IN A ACANTHUS-LEAF OR ANIMALFORM THEY STOOD SCREWED ONTO THE WOODEN COUNTER. THERE USE WAS TO ‘PRESS’ THE CORK AND MAKE IT FIT, AIRTIGHT, INTO THE BOTTLE-NECK. OUR CORKPRESS IS SHAPED LIKE A CROCODILE THE SYMBOL THAT WAS USED, DURING THE PREVIOUS CENTURIES, AS A SYMBOL TO THE PHARMACY.

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NL Van Leest Antiques

Van Leest Antiques

Van Leest Antiques, based in Utrecht in the Netherlands, specialises in antique scientific and medical instruments. Their collection covers mainly scientific and medical antique instruments: barometers, globes and planataria, nautical instruments, anatomical models, and pharmacy items. Toon Van Leest travels regularly in Europe and visits trade fairs, auctions, and antique dealers to collect stock and to find pieces to fulfil his clients' unusual requests.

As well as being an avid antique collector and dealer, Toon Van Leest is also a dentist. He believes that antiques are a stable investment, not reliant on trends or fashion, and have truly lasting value. Above all, he says, antiques are timeless and never lose their beauty.