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Sant Feliu de Guíxols History Museum

Cork

View of the exhibition area.

View of the exhibition area.

Second floor

This section displays the industrial background of the town with an exhibition dedicated to the cork industry and cork crafts, with a tour through five sections on the origin of the use of cork, the industrial process of producing cork stoppers and other products, crafts using this material and the many uses for cork, especially during the 20th century.

OBJECTS

<p>Cork stopper machine, 19th century.&nbsp;Sant Feliu de Gu&iacute;xols History Museum.</p>

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Cork stopper machine
Cork stopper machine
<p><em>Don Quixote</em>. Edition published on cork paper in 1955.&nbsp;Sant Feliu de Gu&iacute;xols History Museum.</p>

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Don Quixote
Don Quixote
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