Commercially made coffee mill, North Family, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:

1950.116.1

Community:

New York, Mount Lebanon

Description

A coffee mill with a rectangular box encasement. The front and back sides of the box base has flat edges. The other two sides have central semi-circular protrusions. The box itself has a rectangular drawer with a brass knob. The drawer does not fully close because of two metal nails. The top of the box extends over its sides by 13/16". Secured to the center of the box top is a circular disk with a conical frustum extending outward. The rim is rolled. Inside the cone is the grinding mechanism. This mechanism has a long arm encased in a horse shoe-shaped bracket to hold it in place. The arm extends out of the mouth for 1 1/2" At the end of the arm a handle is attached. The handle is s-curved with a turned wooden knob.

New York Mount Lebanon North Family

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