SOMETHING TO KNOW.
A rare .way of removing., pushed-in corks from bottles by the use-of a corkscrew and a hail tied to a piece of string- is shown in the illustration. Hrst fill "the bottle, if At does not already contain liquid, which will keep tfie ■ c v ork floating near the neck of the bottfe. Then tie a long nail on the end of apieco'of'fine'string, and drop the nail ,intp the bottle. Next "fish", tho cork* so that the smaller end' of it enters the neck of the bottle. The string is then pulled tight, so that the nail presses against. the. lower end of the cork; and the other end of' the nail against the side of tho bottle. The nail thus forms a; sort of rest for the cork. By holding the string tight the cork is kept still, and in its place, while the corkscrew is twisted into the cork, which is easily pulled out. The nail and string will come out without trouble as long ; as the outside end of the string is held securely and not allowed to slip in. : „, , „
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Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 147, 23 June 1928, Page 15
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186SOMETHING TO KNOW. Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 147, 23 June 1928, Page 15
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