Wine press, year 1864, Meșendorf, Jud. Braşov
Constructed in 1864 as an annex of the owner's house and transferred to the museum in 1991, the installation is housed under a shed (Kelter in Saxon Dialect) with a roof in two waters and tile cover "in scales". The inscription that attests its age is located on one of the side beams.
The press works as follows: the eccentric mobile screw is operated by 2-3 persons with a lever introduced by its axis. By screwing, the massive beam (fork) presses the grapes put into the solid wood basket (pear). In order to ensure a uniform pressing, a lid was placed above the grapes. The connection between the massive beam and the lid was made through a mobile oak piston. From a single loading of the basket were obtained about 300 liters of must, which later through the fermentation process turned into wine
