Coffee Makers
300 Years of Art and Design

The story of coffee-makers is a treasure trail of art, craftsmanship and ingenuity, hidden behind the three-and-a-half centuries of a commerce in coffee, which began with a few trade routes and grew into a world-wide commodity market second in importance only to oil. This book will interest and delight all who enjoy the pleasures of drinking coffee. It is also an invaluable guide to a new field for collectors of attractive and unusual mechanical devices. There are many patent drawings in this book. Some of them explain the mechanisms of the coffee machines, which are illustrated by photographs since one of their most attractive features is that they still work. Contents: Oriental coffee makers; The first infusion pots; The ceramic coffee pot; Biggins; Urns; The French drip pot; The first percolators; Steam pressure machines; The glass balloon; Push and pull coffee makers; Coffee making in America; The coffee making giants; The electric coffee makers; Italian coffee makers and the triumph of the espresso machine; Commercial filter machines; etc.