Cheese press
Francis Corbett
Category
Machinery and industrial devices
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cast iron, Paint
Measurements
1390 x 460 mm; 685 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Shrewsbury
Order this imageCollection
Chirk Castle, Wrexham
NT 552046
Summary
Cast iron cheese press, painted black, turning handle painted red. Press is mounted on wheels. Square frame with a circular base which has grooves cast into the surface to allow for drainage off the cheese. The press is a turning screw, weighted by circular weights placed on a stand aside of the base.
Provenance
Purchased as part of Geler Jones Collection in 1994.
Makers and roles
Francis Corbett