#117 • Antique Apple Cider Press - Vintage Wooden & Cast Iron

Part of Townsend Auction Barn Consignment Auction (live auction by Mountain Valley Auctions)

High bid $550.00

Status: Sold

Category: Tools

Antique apple cider press. Vintage wooden and cast iron model with a grinder and press mechanism.  Function: This type of press is used to crush apples. Components: It features a hopper for loading apples, a hand-cranked grinder with gears to macerate the fruit, and a pressing mechanism with a large iron screw and wooden baskets to extract the juice.  Historical Significance: These presses were common in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for home and small-scale cider production.  Operation: Apples are loaded into the hopper, ground into pulp, and then placed in the wooden baskets under the press. A wooden lid and blocks are placed on top, and the crank is turned to press the juice out.  Materials: Hardwood frame and baskets, and cast iron for the gears and pressing screw.