Molinillo de Café

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Coffee mill
Coffee Mill

Object Details

Description

This manual coffee grinder from the late 1800s is a mechanized replacement for the mortar and pestle. The covered grinding receptacle empties the ground beans into a wooden box in its base.

Description (Spanish)

Este molinillo de café manual data de fines del siglo XIX y representa el sustituto mecanizado del mortero con mano. Los granos se muelen en el receptáculo cubierto, desde donde se vierten a una caja de madera en la base.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Teodoro Vidal

Date made

late 19th century

ID Number

1997.0097.1132

accession number

1997.0097

catalog number

1997.0097.1132

Object Name

coffee grinder

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 35.2 cm x 24.4 cm x 32.3 cm; 13 7/8 in x 9 5/8 in x 12 11/16 in

Place Made

Puerto Rico

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Home and Community Life: Ethnic

Cultures & Communities

Domestic Furnishings

Vidal

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Daily Life

Household Tools and Equipment

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-1ecb-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_602502