micmic66
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posted on October 26, 2003 05:54:04 PM new
http://imagehost.vendio.com/preview/mi/micmic66/PA260013.jpg
Can someone convert this address to an image?
What is this item?
It reads "Cork a Bottle Do" I dont think its a stopper. Its solid and heavy and old. There is no cork on the item, there is two old rubber grommets and a metal spline that unscrews.........
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wgm
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posted on October 26, 2003 05:56:51 PM new
"I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it." - A Few Good Men
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micmic66
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posted on October 26, 2003 05:59:13 PM new
thanks wgm
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dadofstickboy
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posted on October 26, 2003 06:01:06 PM new
It's an old bottle stopper.
Hold the stopper and bird in a straight line,insert in bottle, then grasp bird and pull to the side like you were breaking it off. that makes the rubber rings compress and seal the bottle.
The spline that unscrews is to adjust it to different size bottles.
Just work it by hand and you will see the rubber band swell that would seal the bottle.
It has to be a minimum of 1950's
[ edited by dadofstickboy on Oct 26, 2003 06:25 PM ]
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wrightsracing
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posted on October 26, 2003 06:11:59 PM new
an egg cracker ??
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micmic66
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posted on October 26, 2003 06:14:19 PM new
Thanks dadofstickboy.........do you think it's worth listing??
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dadofstickboy
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posted on October 26, 2003 06:15:48 PM new
Everything is worth giving a try.
It's old so give it a try!
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kiara
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posted on October 26, 2003 06:17:14 PM new
I think it's a super item even though there was one listed that didn't get a bid. I'd give it a try for sure.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3246407087&category=10903
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dadofstickboy
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posted on October 26, 2003 06:22:52 PM new
It was a popular item when I was young, nothing back then had screw top lids and once opend bottles needed to be sealed to be stored.
What is the Dia. of the bands?
The Rooster makes me think it was for some sort of breakfast item like: Milk, Orange juice or Crown Royal.
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sparkz
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posted on October 26, 2003 06:51:05 PM new
Dad...It can't be for Crown Royal. Once you pop the cork on that, you don't put it down until it's empty.
The light at the end of the tunnel will turn out to be an oncoming train.
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AuctionAce
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posted on October 26, 2003 09:01:09 PM new
It's hard to believe the item did not sell at $10. I bet four or five years ago on ebay it would have brought at least $30 or more. Even collectibles are getting difficult to sell on ebay these days.
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micmic66
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posted on October 27, 2003 05:31:55 AM new
Thanks!!
Now I can throw it away!
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horsey88
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posted on October 27, 2003 06:22:22 AM new
micmic66...See if you can find any milk glass lamps with a chips,some folks claim they are worth a bundle.
Personally I would take a shot listing that item.
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