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Coffee Mill

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    Object Details

    maker

    Enterprise Manufacturing Company

    Location

    Currently not on view

    Credit Line

    Gift of Jennie Mustapha in memory of her mother, Jane Sumter Mustapha

    date made

    1876 - 1898

    patent date

    1873-10-21
    1873-12-09

    ID Number

    DL.312105.0001

    catalog number

    312105.0001

    accession number

    312105

    Object Name

    mill, coffee

    Other Terms

    Coffee Mill; Kitchen Utensils

    Physical Description

    iron, cast (overall material)
    paint (overall material)
    ink (decals material)
    paper (decals material)
    steel (grinder material)
    porcelain (knob material)
    beech (grip material)
    oak (base material)

    Measurements

    overall, stored on side: 10 3/4 in x 12 5/8 in x 8 7/8 in; 27.305 cm x 32.0675 cm x 22.5425 cm

    place made

    United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

    place used

    United States: Connecticut, Stratford

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    Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
    Domestic Furnishings

    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    Subject

    Beverages
    Coffee Drinking
    Household Tools and Equipment

    used

    African American

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-0dd6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_312114

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