Old Brass Apothecary Cork Borer vintage mail supplies Match books are full

Match books are full

but I find the graphics on this silkscreen on board poster so good--and the chance to meet Dracula in person so compelling

lasting 20 minutes for a trip

I believe dating to the 19th century

(And with the tail of the lower fox--at least I think they are foxes--extending at such an angle so as to seem at first glance like the leg of the man

Old Brass Apothecary Cork Borer vintage mail supplies Match books are fullI found this in Pennsylvania earlier this summer such an excellent looking object! It is an brass cork borer, early mid 20th century, made for use by labs and apothecaries to bore holes in cork for plugging bottles and vials. There are 15 numbered borers of progressive sizers, one fitting inside the next, and pulling apart as needed. The borers are graduated every 1 16, the smallest will cut a 1 8 hole and the largest cut a 13 16 hole. 8 3 4" l x 2 3