General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

6

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 GLASS & METAL CONSTRUCTION;.2 METAL & SYNTHETIC MATERIALS;.3 PAPER & SYNTHETIC BOX.

Dimensions

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

Length

18.3 cm

Width

11.4 cm

Height

16.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Domestic Technology

Category

Food processing

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

ELFO

Country

Switzerland

State/Province

Unknown

City

Sachseln

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS COFFEE MAKER NEVER USED. THIS MODEL AVAILABLE MID-1990S+. COFFEE PRESS TYPE DEV'D IN 1930S.

Canada

FRENCH-PRESS STYLE OF COFFEE MAKER INTRODUCED IN CANADA IN 1970S.

Function

TO PREPARE HOT COFFEE BEVERAGE.

Technical

FRENCH-PRESS (OR PLUNGER-POT) STYLE COFFEE MAKER ACTUALLY DEV'D IN ITALY IN 1930S: IT BECAME VERY POPULARIN FRANCE AFTER WW11, AND GRADUALLY BECAME KNOWN IN OTHER PARTS OF EUROPE & N. AMERICA. FRENCH PRESS COFFEE HAS A DENSER BODY AND MORE INTENSE FLAVOUR BECAUSE IT RETAINS MORE OF THE MINUTE SEDIMENT & OILS THAN DOES PAPER-FILTERED COFFEE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1-.2 No markings..3 Box front reads "SWISSgold", "FRENCH PRESS" & "SWISSgold/ For a better taste". Side and back panels bear German, French, English & Spanish text. One side panel reads "SWISSgold/ elfo/ elfo ag/ Edisriederstrasse 1106/ CH-6072 Sachseln/ Switzerland/ elfo gmbh/ Mauchener Strasse 14/ D-79379 Mullheim/ Germany/ elfo USA inc./ 100 Mill Plain Road/ USA-Dunbery/ CT 06811/ [white cross on red square logo]/ Made in/ Switzerland"; "917KDO2E" handwritten in blue ink. Please see copies of back and opposing side panels in Supp. Info.

Missing

NONE.

Finish

.1 CLEAR GLASS POT HAS GOLD TONE FRAME & BLACK SYNTHETIC HANDLE;.2 GOLDTONE FINISH ON LID EXTERIOR; INTERIOR IS WHITE. BLACK SYNTHETIC PLUNGER GRIP; 23-CAROT GOLD PLATED FILTER..3 OFF-WHITE BOX DECORATED BY PALE GREY STRIPES; RED, GOLD, GREY & BLACK TEXT; CLEAR PLASTIC VIEWING WINDOW..3PTS PAPER SUPPORTS INSIDE BOX.

Decoration

N/A