purple synthetic cork

Side view of a cork showing the mottled colouration. Side view of a cork showing the smooth top and bottom edges. Top view of a cork showing the smooth surface.
Side view of a cork showing the mottled colouration. Side view of a cork showing the smooth top and bottom edges. Top view of a cork showing the smooth surface.

Description

One of a collection of 8 synthetic cork bottle stoppers. This example is purple in colour and is unprinted. There are two main methods of production of synthetic wine corks, namely injection moulding and extrusion. Advances have been made in production techniques which aim to replicate the cellular structure of natural cork to allow oxygen permeation to the same levels as that of natural cork.
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Object number

AIBDC : 006135.6

Date

2010

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Dimensions
Height
45mm
Diameter
20mm

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