Capsule stamping tool
identifier
ID 399
morphology
craft
craft
craft
holotype
MOT V 88.0677 (ferrule missing) L=20,5cm WD=8cm WT=433gr
description
This tool places a capsule - i.e. a metal cap with pegs at the bottom (1) - over the spigot of a wine barrel, so that it is sealed and ready for transport. The tool is knocked with a hammer and the capsule is driven into the wine barrel.
(1) The capsule can be marked with the mark (number) of the seller or with motifs related to wine growing such as a bunch of grapes. Yellow capsules are used for white wine, while red capsules are used for red wine (BRUNET 1925: 262).
(trade catalogue L. VATRON. Fournitures générales pour caves & chais, Paris, 1919: 29)