
Model of commercial coffee roasting machinery, 1855-1858
- maker:
- Dakin and Company










Scale model (1:8) of commercial coffee roasting machinery, patented in 1848 by Mrs. E. Dakin. A batch of green beans would be placed in the drum, which rotated as it was heated giving the beans an even roast. The drum would probably roast at a temperature of 240 degrees C for 8-10 minutes. Direct heating of the cylinder is avoided on account of the risk of burning the contents. Supplied by Dakin and Co., St. Paul's Churchyard, London. 1855-58; Patent number 12,198 granted to Elizabeth Dakin for apparatus to clean and roast coffee.
Details
- Category:
- Domestic Appliances
- Object Number:
- 1858-7
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified), steel (metal), ivory and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
- Measurements:
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overall: 430 mm x 715 mm x 270 mm, 20kg
- type:
- model and coffee roasting machine
- credit:
- Dakin and Company