Coffee Grinder With Beans

Dateca. 1920

Mediummetal

Dimensions6 3/4 × 5 × 11 3/4 in. (17.1 × 12.7 × 29.8 cm)

ClassificationsTools, Implements & Weights

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Mike E. Mock

Object numberPC1976.21.73

DescriptionThis is a coffee grinder with a jar of beans attached to it. The jar is made of clear glass in the shape of a wide cylinder. On one side is a circular metal lid, while the other end is attached to the grinder itself. Brown beans are also in the jar. The grinder is made of black metal, the portion attached to the jar is shaped like a funnel which allows the beans to flow into the grinding blades in the main circular part. From this main section three arms extend backwards and end in a flat edge that can be secured to a surface. At the bottom is a hole for ground coffee to fall out of. On the other side of main body is a black handle that turns the grinding blades.

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