Object Details
- Description
- Two-part, 8-cup, stovetop drip coffee maker, consisting of a cylindrical water reservoir at top, marked with 4-, 6- and 8-cup fill lines, that has an integral, narrower diameter, finely perforated filter extending from its bottom that fits inside the tapered cylindrical coffeepot with flared base and straight, angled, conical spout below. Both parts have two pairs of incised lines near where they join and black Bakelite handles, square in section, that align to form a continuous arc. Single, rounded cover with black, rounded-top, tapered circular knob fits both parts. Removable, wire-handled, perforated plunger inside reservoir keeps coffee grounds from floating into water. Bottom underside of coffeepot is stamped “de Luxe / ALUMINUM / WARE" in a bowed square outline above "A PRODUCT OF / WEST BEND ALUMINUM CO. / WEST BEND, WIS., U.S.A." and two U.S. design patent numbers.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ca 1939
- Associated Date
- 1939-08-29
- ID Number
- 1985.0532.01
- accession number
- 1985.0532
- catalog number
- 1985.0532.01
- Object Name
- maker, coffee
- Physical Description
- aluminum (overall material)
- plastic (Bakelite) (knob; handles material)
- Measurements
- overall: 12 3/8 in x 10 in x 5 1/4 in; 31.4325 cm x 25.4 cm x 13.335 cm
- place made
- United States: Wisconsin, West Bend
- place patented
- United States: Wisconsin, West Bend
- place collected
- United States: District of Columbia, Washington
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Domestic Furnishings
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Beverages
- Food Culture
- kitchen
- Patented
- Record ID
- nmah_323628
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-55e2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
