Generic capsules, of the capsules pass key?

Any knowledge on the generic capsules

Also called plates of muselet, the capsules of champagne are the small metal slices being at the top of the bottles which are used to protect the stopper. Among these champagne capsules the generic capsule or pass keys is. These small capsules bring happiness the collectors, which expose their lucky finds in sorters for champagne capsules. When the generic capsule did appear and how it evolved?

What of the generic capsules?

A plate of muselet generic cheek the same role as a traditional champagne capsule. This kind of capsule can first of all be anonymous: in this case, it does not have any inscription. A generic capsule can also comprise some attributes such as the word “champagne” or a star. On the contrary, you will never see being reproduced the localization, the name of a producer or the name of a Country cottage on the generic capsules, these last being precisely “pass key”!

Old generic capsules: return at the beginning of the 20th century

It is in 1844 that the first plate of muselet comes out (to read the history of the plate of muselet), and this thanks to Adolphe Jacquesson. The champagne trader has then the idea to slip a tin metal plate between the cork stopper and the bond. With what the first generic capsules do resemble and which is their role? These capsules were useful and met a practical need especially: to protect the stoppers. Conceived out of metal, the old plates are sometimes difficult to identify if they do not comprise any inscription. Some are characterized by a hole of round or square form in full medium: this one made it possible the cork stopper to better breathe or was used for the installation of a fountain with champagne. In a general way, the old generic capsules have notches (to avoid the foldings) and comprise the inscription “champagne” in stamping (inscription in relief or hollow).

Semi-modern generic capsules

Who says semi-modern generic plates of muselet said appearance of the color (plate of plain color or presence of coloured reasons). Manufactured out of metal and in an industrial way, the generic capsules are not only any more useful. They are used as advertizing medium and play a part except for whole in the marketing and the sale of the bottles of champagne. The stamped generic capsules are thus found, i.e. which are recognizable thanks to an inscription in hollow or relief. These marks are mainly three: the word “champagne”, country “France” and the star. There exist also the printed semi-modern generic capsules on which are reproduced the word “champagne” and/or the star. Two techniques of impression are then used: the serigraphy which functions with stencil key sets and the tampography which functions thanks to a plug transfer. Lastly, the semi-modern generic plates indicate the armoiriées capsules and the figurative capsules on which various reasons such as the bunch of grapes or the bucket of champagne are.

Modern generic capsules

The modern generic plates appeared at the end of the 20th century. They are characterized by a multiplicity of topics which bring happiness placomusophiles. Among them the set of themes of the vine and champagne is: thus, many modern generic capsules have reasons representing for the bottles of champagne, of the vineleaves, the vine growers. Certain topics do not have any bond with the vine, namely the tokens of casino, the cats, the characters of cartoons, the musical instruments or the winter sports. There exist finally the personalized generic capsules: starting from an existing generic plate, a vine grower can make engrave his name.