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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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1999-3-1-a_e