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Patent No. 586323A: Bung-Starter

July 13, 2015 By Jay Brooks

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Today in 1897, US Patent 586323 A was issued, an invention of Henry Sternkopf, for his “Bung-Starter.” There’s no Abstract, although in the description it includes this summary:

The object of this invention is to provide improved means for starting or withdrawing bungs from barrels, casks, kegs, and like receptacles.

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Filed Under: Beers, Just For Fun, Politics & Law, Related Pleasures Tagged With: Cask, History, Kegs, Law, Patent



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