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Here is a souvenir Emide Cork

Ejector encased in leather with

the Coat of Arms of Rhineland-

Pfalz impressed on the needle

cover. The base which covers

the cylinder is impressed with

"

Dem Schlemmer der mit sicherer

Hand die Flasches irhes Korks

beraubt, dem sei's erlaubt

" (With

a sure hand, the gourmet is able

to deprive the bottle of its

cork).

Gabriel Streicher was a partner of EMIDE

Elektrogeräte. In 1970 he took over the manual

housewares department and with his son Franz

Streicher founded the GSD Haushaltsgeräte

headquartered in Denkingen / Germany. Their model

KH 350 cork ejector is currently produced and

advertised as "this ingenious cork lifter works

without carbon dioxide cartridge. Simply place needle

in the center of cork, pierce with a slight twisting

motion and pump 3 or 4 times. The cork lifts easily

and effortlessly from the bottle. No annoying cork

particles in your wine ever again. Handle of

unbreakable plastic with brass fitting. Interchangeable

needle of stainless steel.18 x 2 x 2 cm."