Late 1800's? Bottle Capper - sandblasted and zinc plated

[CarGuyGarage]

I haven't been happy with the new plastic and tin bottle cappers that are out there. After digging around, I was able to find two really old cast iron bottle cappers that were built strong enough I could probably also use them to jack up my truck. I'd guess they are from the late 1800's or early 1900's, but if anyone has any more info on them - that'd be great!

I got them in pretty rough shape. I took them to the sandblaster that is right down the street from the office, he cleaned all the crud off them. Then I took them around the corner to a metal plater, he suggested plating them in zinc - and I think they turned out great!

 

[ShadyBrewer]

They came out great

 

[Frige]

I should do that to mine. I have one from the 1920s that I use all the time, works great. Funny thing is my Lhbs has the same one on display as a antique.

 

[wickman6]

Those are awesome! I love old stuff. Cars, refrigerators and random contraptions. Very cool!

 

[TNGabe]

Those looke great cleaned up. I'd guess 1910-1920. Don't go the flea market if you like old bottle cappers or you'll end up with a collection. I see them all the time. Yours definitely looks like one of the better made models. I found a cast iron capper the other day.

 

[m3n00b]

Nice work!! Where can I find one?

 

[CarGuyGarage]

Glad you guys like them too. I think using and preserving old well built equipment is always cool.

Nice work!! Where can I find one?

Keep an eye on ebay, that's where I picked them up. I had placed a bid on one, then the other one came up - of course I had to have both of them. There was a third too, but they wanted too much for it.

In total --
Capper 1 on ebay = $18 + 12 shipping
Capper 2 on ebay = $15 + 11 shipping
= $56

Sandblasting the pair = $25 http://www.astroblast1.com
Plating the pair in zinc = $75 http://www.belmontplatingworks.com

Two cappers that have already outlived me probably three times $156 / 2 = $78 each

 

[m3n00b]

Not bad.

 

[nhwrecker]

They came out great! nice job. Also looks like you've got a sweet setup for all your homebrewing stuff. Do you have pictures of your whole setup posted elsewhere? Or can you post some pics of your overall space? I'm getting ready to dedicate a space to brewing, and am interested in seeing other brew rooms.

 

[head_dunce]

oops - wrong username

 

[CarGuyGarage]

I'm waiting on a couple things before we try and take better photos, but you get the idea.

That's this cabinet set up (and that's my brother in the picture.)
Two of these pieces of slatwall. One pack of slatwall bins. Two of the garden hose hangers. A few of the slatwall baskets (which I think will hold a 6.5 gallon filling bucket, soon to be found out.) And a shelf with hooks.

Honestly we're trying to figure out which cabinets hold fermenting buckets, bottles, etc, the best. Although the wood cabinets we carry are less expensive, we have a lot of metal cabinets that obviously can take a lot more weight. It's best to just pull up our guide on garage cabinets and call us at 800-736-9308 with a frosty beverage in hand. My guys here are more than happy to dream up any ideas you might have, we even do free 3D drawings of your garage and can place cabinets, workbenches, or whatever in your garage on the computer. We're a family run company here in Chicago and ship things around the world.

 

[nhwrecker]

SWEET! Love the diamond plate and the slotted panels behind the work area.

 

[CarGuyGarage]

Here are the diamond plate garage cabinets -- all made in the USA, fully welded and assembled, some ship as huge 8 foot wide, 6 foot tall units! You slide it off the truck to where you want it in your garage, plug in the light, and you're done!