Yeo, Ratcliffe & Dawe Ltd. - Wine accessory - Silverplated, Bronze - silver plated

This item is a highly collectible mid-20th-century silver plated mechanical wine pourer (or decanting cradle) manufactured by Yeo, Ratcliffe & Dawe Ltd. These ornate devices were used to hold full wine or port bottles and utilize a crank handle to slowly tilt and pour the wine without disturbing the sediment.

Key Details & Identification:
* The Manufacturer: Yeo, Ratcliffe & Dawe Ltd were registered as Wine and Spirit Merchants based in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. [1]
* Era of Production: These mechanical wine pourers were typically manufactured in England during the 1940s to 1950s.