Bottle Filler, ca. 1930s

Object/Artifact

-

Tontitown Historical Museum

Name/Title

Bottle Filler, ca. 1930s

Entry/Object ID

L-1986-13-1

Description

Granata Winery Bottler

Use

Bottler used in the Granata Winery in the early 1930's. It was used until the winery closed in the 1970's. The metal arms coming out of the tank had a lever. When a bottle was put underarm, it pushed against the lever and allowed wine to flow into the bottle.

Context

Wine bottling machine from Granata Winery - for many years considered to be the largest in the state.

Collection

OBJECTS

Category

bottle filler
food packaging tool, Food Processing Equipment, Food Processing and Preparation T&E, 04: Tools and Equipment for Materials

Made/Created

Manufacturer

US Bottlers Machinery Company

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

Front tank

Transcription

U.S. Improved Siphon Filler Standardized Model

Language

English

Material/Technique

Etched

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Filler, Bottle

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tool, Food Packaging

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Food Processing Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Food Processing & Preparation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Search Terms

bottler

Dimensions

Height

44 in

Width

33 in

Depth

17 in

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Business

Granata Winery (ca. 1935 - 1970 )

City

Tontitown

County

Washington County

State/Province

Arkansas

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Update Date

May 8, 2026