The utensils which furnish the third apartment for the preparatory process consist of
1. Rows of bottle-racks round the room.
2. A reel for the iron wire, to be used for binding the necks of the bottles and other vessels. ([Fig. 1.])
3. Shears and pincers for tying on the corks. ([Fig. 6.])
4. Machine for twisting the iron-wire after it has been divided and cut to a proper length. ([Fig. 2.])
5. Two instruments forming a lever, and used for compressing, and as it were biting the corks. ([Fig. 3.])
6. A bottle-boot or block, standing on three legs, and provided with a strong bat for corking. ([Fig. 5.])
7. A stool standing on five legs, for tying on the corks. ([Fig. 4.])
8. A sufficient quantity of linen bags, for covering the bottles and other vessels.