A cup of......'Joe'??????

[perc-o-prince]

Last but not least

The Armstrong Automatic Percolator. This is probably my favorite coffe maker. It is ingenious in it's simplicity. I will quote the text from an old ad for this Armstrong.
"The Armstrong Automatic Percolator has no electric attachment on the pot. Can be washed as easily as a cup. The percolator is divided into two compartments-one for water, the other for finished coffee. The weight of the water (back compartment) tips down the percolator (backward) and turns on the current. When the water has passed through coffee into the coffee compertment, the weight of the percolated coffee tilts the percolator (forward)and turns off the current. Result: Perfect drip coffee-and without watching" How could you not watch. I love watching the kettle slowly tip! It works great and makes a great pot of coffee!! How Rube Goldburg <sp>

 

[perc-o-prince]

Off of it's stand.

And this concludes the tour of my Armstrong Perc-O products collection. I hope that you enjoyed seeing them.

 

[jasonl]

WOW, now that's a concept. Kinda a hybrid perc/drip pot. That must be fun to watch.

 

[brettsomers]

omg

that egg cooker/toaster/broiler/waffler/perc should have a thread all to itself!!

 

[gadgetgary]

Take a leap on.....

Great items Rich....glad you could enhance this coffee thread.
Thanks for chiming in.....you learn quick

You show me yours and I'll show you mine!!!

 

[petek]

This is the coffee machine I use when I need a quick but fashionable cup.

 

[toggleswitch]

Fabulous

Is that a samovar?

Don't get what the top does.
'Splain Lucy!

 

[tlee618]

Rich, That Armstrong is really something. Today you can get a microwave toaster combo and we think that is something special.LOL Love that depression glass green top on the perc. Pete that is sure one fancy looking coffee server!! Terry

 

[jasonl]

How the heck does that thing work?

 

[maytagbear]

Yes, that

is a Samovar.

The tea is brewed as an extra strong essence, and kept hot in a porcelain pot precariously perched on the pinnacle of the chimney.

A wood/charcoal fire is built in the base of the thing, and heats water.

The host/ess pours a splash of tea essence into a cup, and then adds hot water from the tap.

Russian Tea!

(Our second housekeeper/cook was a Russian emigree, and she had us over once for Samovar!)

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[perc-o-prince]

Samovar

Pete,

It looks like you have a beautiful late 19th early 20th century Russian samovar that still retains the top pot!

If I remember correctly this was used to make tea. The top pot is where you would brew the tea using hot water from the main urn. The tea, once pored, could be diluted to taste using the water from the same urn. These would have been heated using slow burning fuels with dried pinecones being the most popular.

What a looker!!!

Thanks for sharing the pic!

Rich

 

[perc-o-prince]

Armstrong percs

I'm glad that you liked seeing these items. What fascinates me is that so much of todays technology is just a re-hash of earlier inventions.

I, too, like the green glass top to the white Perc-O-Toaster but I do think that it's a vintage replacement.

I will share some more items as I have time. Thanks, Gary, for inviting me to join in!!! This is fun I've learned a lot.

Rich

 

[scott55405]

I really like your Silex, and the style. I have several of the later lighted ones, and really love them. They are always a show stopper for those who haven't seen them. I have seen a few of this style on Ebay over time. Maybe someday!

 

[petek]

That samovar, yes it's for tea not coffee sorry, we got from the estate of my partners ex boss. I believe he bought it in Egypt as he also left us a bunch of other Egyptian souvenirs. I don't believe it's old, they hammer them out of copper by the thousands for the tourista's

 

[toggleswitch]

These would have been heated using slow burning fuels with d

Too bad the smell & taste of the pinecones is wasted in this instance.

When I was a youngin' we were in Greece on a remote island and had fresly caught fish grilled over pine-cones. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM. That was unbelievably good!

We do forget what boon electricity was/is being the modern version of instant *fire*. For those that did not always have it around, it is even more magical!

 

[sudsmaster]

Well, now I know what to do with the pinecones the next-door condo development's huge pine tree drops on my property.

INCOMING!

Seriously, I've found they don't compost very well at all. So I'll be setting them aside for the next fish fry, or the off chance that someday I might entertain Russian royalty.

 

[sudsmaster]

Now I must have some hot tea.

 

[gadgetgary]

Mary, Mary.....

Here are some perks by Proctor Silex...The one on the left says SCM Proctor Silex Lifelong. The manufacture date on the bottom states 12/68.
The second(black) perk simply states Mary Proctor and its date is 12/67.
The third perk also says SCM Proctor Silex Lifelong and its date is 12/69(Ahem~!).

 

[gadgetgary]

A close-up of the front panels

Notice the designs on the glass too....

 

[gadgetgary]

Round or rectangle

The glass bowls come off for easy cleaning. Notice how some had round lights, and some had rectangular lights. When the brew first begins, both lights are on. When the brew is completed, only one light remains lit.