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Roaster, Coffee

Object Name:
Roaster, Coffee
Object ID:
1965.043.01
Creator:
E.J. Hyde, Patent (Coffee Roaster & Mill Mfg. Phila. Pa.)Manufacturer
Place of Origin:
Philadelphia, PA
Date:
1864
Description:
Coffee roaster. Iron. Flat griddle with open loop handle upon which is mounted in a deep frame, a cylinder of sheet iron with cast ends that rotates by means of a crank at one end. The opposite end tapers to a round opening that rotates in a hinged metal loop that permits the entire cylinder to be lifted out of the frame. Cast in open end: "E.J. Hyde's Patent Feb'y 2 1864". Cast in opposite end: "Coffee Roaster & Mill Mf'g. Co. Phila." Remains of paper instruction label on side of cylinder.
Material:
Metal
Iron
Dimensions:
H-5.5 W-10.5 D-13.3 inches
Provenance:
One of a group of eight items from the Peterborough, NH, home of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Jewett.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Jewett
Subjects:
Coffee
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