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Atomic Coffee Maker

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    Object Details

    Manufacturer

    Brevetti Robbiati

    Designer

    Giordano Robbiati, Italian

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    Polished aluminum body consisting of domed head on curved tubular arm/water reservoir with large black plastic knob and down-curved steam tube with brown plastic circular tap; bulging circular base; removeable filter holder with black handle and brown knob inserted in underside of head. Squat, bulbous coffee pot with wide mouth, short spout, and black plastic D-form handle sits on base, under filter holder.

    Credit Line

    Museum purchase through gift of Neil Sellin

    Date

    Patented in Italy 1946; this model ca. 1965

    Accession Number

    1999-3-1-a/e

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    appliances & tools
    Decorative Arts

    Object Name

    coffee maker

    Type

    coffee maker

    Medium

    Aluminum, brass, Bakelite (TM), plastic

    Dimensions

    H x W x D (a (espresso maker), c/e (filter holder)): 22.5 × 21.2 × 21 cm (8 7/8 × 8 3/8 × 8 1/4 in.)
    Other (b (pot)): 8 × 18.5 × 13.3 cm (3 1/8 × 7 5/16 × 5 1/4 in.)

    manufactured in

    Milan, Italy

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    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
    Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

    Data Source

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

    Metadata Usage

    Not determined

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq45d733f5d-6865-4787-98f0-103845e02013

    Record ID

    chndm_1999-3-1-a_e

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