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Object Name |
Mill, Coffee |
Caption |
Coffee Grinder |
Description |
"Imperial" model coffee grinder manufactured by Arcade Manufacturing Company. Wooden hopper box with drawer and cast iron grinding mechanism, ornate slide open cover and cast iron handle with wooden grip. Small metal knob on drawer. Appears to have been a label on the darkened area on the front of the wooden box. Old number 40-C-"a". Belonged to Sophie Pendergast White. Founded in 1885, Arcade Manufacturing Co. made small cast iron machinery for home use, especially coffee grinders. They made coffee grinders from their inception until the 1930s. Edgar and Charles Morgan invented new grinders for Arcade in their early years. The Arcade Company is most famous for its cast iron toys. |
Catalog Number |
1979-0652-001 |
Search Terms |
Coffee grinders Arcade Manufacturing Company, Freeport, IL |
Subjects |
Coffee grinders |
People |
White, Sophie Pendergast |