Maker, coffee

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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRIC/PERCOLATOR
DATE: 1924
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0013.001

MANUFACTURER: ROBESON ROCHESTER CORP.
MODEL: E597/B-29
LOCATION: Rochester, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 7
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 PORCELAIN & METAL/.2 METAL/.3 GLASS/.4-.7 METAL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 22.0 cm
Width: 15.8 cm
Height: 25.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Domestic Technology
Category: Food service
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: ROBESON
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Rochester

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO BREW COFFEE AND AS A RECEPTACLE FROM WHICH TO SERVE IT.
Technical: THIS APPLIANCE INCLUDES A FEATURE INTRODUCED IN 1924 BY THE ROBESON ROCHESTER CO./ THIS WAS A GRAVITY SAFETY DEVICE WHICH PREVENTED BURN OUTS IF THE PERCOLATOR RAN DRY & ALSO ELIMINATED THE NEED TO REPLACE BLOWN FUSES/ IT WAS ONLY NECESSARY TO INVERT OR SHAKE THE POT TO RECONNECT THE SWITCH & HAVE THE POT READY FOR USE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 ON BASE 'EQUIPPED WITH/ Gravity Reset/ SAFETY SWITCH/ TO RESET INVERT/ WITH A QUICK MOTION/ "Royal Rochester/ 110-120V-320W/ PAT. AUG. 12, 1924/ E597/ B-29 3/ ROBESON ROCHESTER CO[RP]/ ROCHESTER/ NY'/.4 '"ROYAL ROCHESTER"/ No 14'/.7 'No. 51'
Missing: MISSING ELECTRICCORD, SOME OTHER PTS PROBABLY NOT ORIGINAL
Finish: .1 BODY HAS GLAZED WHITE FINISH, SOME YELLOWING, DESIGN IN VARIOUS COLOURS, MAINLY ORANGE, BLUE, GREEN, GOLD/ CHROME-LIKE FINISH ON BASE & RIM/.2 CHROME-LIKE FINISH/.3 CLEAR, COLOURLESS/.4-.7 SILVERTONE
Decoration: .1 'PANELS' WITH FLORAL DESIGNS, MAIN PANEL ON EACH SIDE FEATURES A PARROT AMIDST FLOWERS & BRANCHES/ RIM HAS RAISED LEAF DESIGN AROUND IT

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ROBESON ROCHESTER CORP., Maker, coffee, circa 1924, Artifact no. 1996.0013, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1996.0013.001/

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