Help identifying a possible, antique coffee maker.

by Joanne
(Calgary, Alberta, Canada)

QUESTION:

I found this item while cleaning out my Grandma's basement. My best guess is some type of coffee maker. Does anybody know anything about this item?

ANSWER:

Joanne, hi

I have no idea, I’m afraid. But I’ll try to get the word out and get people to look at your photos. Maybe someone out there can help! It certainly looks like a coffee maker.

Nick

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Help identifying a possible, antique coffee maker.

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Sep 20, 2012

I HAVE ONE.
by: Anonymous

Hey, i have one also i do have the stand too, mine is a bronze or copper color, not sure, it has all the parts but it's a little banged up. whats cool about mine is that i got it from my grandmother and she got it from hers. im planing on taking it in and restoring it, knocking out the dings and making it usable, would really really REALLY like to know close to exact date these wore made and by who? and what area? and or if these were just made by home users? any info would really help thanks.

Apr 10, 2012

coffee maker
by: Jef Asnong

Yes, Joana, it is definitely a coffee maker. But there is a part missing, as the pot was hanging in a supporter above a burner. I bought two such old coffee makers in the Québec city area. They are in copper and guess yours also. They look great one polished with Brasso.
Jef

Oct 31, 2011

look at this pot
by: pistachio

it is similar in concept and it is dated in the 20's

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1920-30s-RARE-NEAPOLITAN-COFFEE-MAKER-OVERSIZE-12-CUPS-/170637902846?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27bacfc3fe

Oct 31, 2011

a similar pot
by: pistachio

http://www.cooksinfo.com/edible.nsf/images/neapolitan-flip-coffee-maker/$file/neapolitan-flip-coffee-maker-small.jpg

a similar style pot

Oct 31, 2011

give it a whirl........
by: pistachio

clean it up and take it out for a spin,,,,,, then leave a new post,,,

would like to hear...........

Oct 31, 2011

Looks like..
by: Tom Welsh

Yeah, this surely does look like a coffeemaker. Hard to see some of the parts and how they fit together, but at first glance it looks as if it would operate like one of those Italian "stovetop espresso makers," usually aluminum or stainless, so prevalent in kitchens these days. They don't really make espresso, of course, but rather double-strength coffee. The water would boil up from the bottom through the ground coffee and come back down to be poured and drunk. The long handle would indicate that the user risks burned pinkies if not careful.

Oct 31, 2011

I remember this.......
by: pistachio

from when I was very young....

simple to use,,

in the pic,, it is in that position when the coffee is done........

to set up you turn it the other way and fill with water....

there is a chamber in between for coffee grinds....

so you boil the water,,,,,, and take off the heat and flip it over..... thus the long wooden handle....

....the water drips through the coffee. and lands on the spout side......

a simple and good idea,,,,,

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