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Electric coffee percolator

Coffee Percolator- Squareish C-shaped instrument with a jug resting on the base. Jug has an oblong handle on the side and a circular lid on top. Lid has a hole in the centre of the top and a pouring spout at one side. Jug resets on a circular shaped heating plate. On the base tot he right of jug is an on/off switch for the heating plate. On top if the instrument is an L-shaped lid, which has a grid on the left side. The lid is removeable and inside reveals the water containing tray; the filtering compatment is cone-shaped with a flat base and open top. It has a removeable cylindrical shaped filter cup with a meshed cover. Above the filtering compartmetn is a moveable arm which sucks heater water from the water compartment and pours it over the filter cup. To the right of the filter compartment is the rectangular box shaped water level indicating device. From the back of the instrument is a wire endign in a three-pinned plug. Manufactured by Russell Hobbs Ltd.

Electric coffee percolator by Russell Hobbs

1985

Coffee Percolator/ Cafe Espresso- Main coffee machine is a squarish C shape. The upper surface is finely ridged and on the front is a facia with a control on/off switch and product name. On the underside of this upper part is placed a bowl with nozzle. There is a handle protruding from the bowl. This is fixed but in use it would control the coffee flow. At the rear of this main frame is moulded cylinder. This rises the full height and has a screw on lid. Inside the cylinder is the heating element. Container is a small water pan with handle and this sits on the base plate benearth the espresso coffee bowl and nozzle. A lid on the pan has a small triangular opening for the nozzle. Manufactured by Russell Hobbs Ltd.

Electric coffee percolator by Russel Hobbs Ltd

1980