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

[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.

 

[gadgetgary]

Lights, Camera, Action..........

Let the perking begin?!

 

[gadgetgary]

And for those of you who do not want coffee............

Per your request sudsmaster.........

Mrs. Tea

Gaylord, she is married.......

 

[gadgetgary]

My Original Proctor Silex

Bought it brand new in 1971.
This pot does not light up.

Look how much a similar one with the box went for on Ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Proctor...283828433QQcategoryZ11652QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[jamiel]

My parents had that very Proctor-Silex from 1971. It was incredibly noisy percolating...I remember waking up in the AM to that thing going "wham, wham, wham".

 

[tlee618]

Your collection of Proctor Silex coffee makers is amazing. I always wondered why they had the two lights on during the brewing cycle and only one when it was done? I would of course rather have the two on for the longer time.LOL Terry

 

[gadgetgary]

And take a gander at this brown Proctor Silex.....

12 cups and dated 10/76
Has only one light that dims when the coffee is brewed....

 

[gadgetgary]

Mary Proctor Harvest Gold

Left: Starlight Proctor Silex; non light up; 10 cups, plastic basket, dated Dec '74

Right: SCM Proctor Silex; non light up; 9 cups; plastic basket; dated Feb '72

 

[foraloysius]

I almost forgot that I had a percolator too. Here's a picture of it. There is some nasty glue on it of a sticker.

 

[foraloysius]

Forgot to say, yours are much nicer. And I don't have a gay cookie jar either!

 

[gadgetgary]

Forgot to say, yours are much nicer.

Awwwwwww......Flattery..........TYVM~!

The gay cookie jar just appeared and now is a constant.

Glad you are enjoying the collection.

 

[foraloysius]

Flattery?

No flattery here. Especially that lighted Proctor Silex is very cool! I'm indeed enjoying the threads about percolators very much. I went back to the thriftstore to have a look at the Corning Ware percolator again. It doesn't have a lid so I decided not to get it. I have enough appliances with missing parts. LOL

 

[toggleswitch]

Louis what is the brand-name of your Euoro *Presto* percolator? Can't really see it in the pic.

Is coffee in Holland the way we have it here or more of a Turkish-style demi-tasse normally?

BTW=> The Greeks in Greece now call Trukish coffee *Greek coffee*, and American-style coffee *French coffee*.

oooh I'm SO hurt. *LOL*

 

[foraloysius]

Steve, the brand is Daalderop. Overhere the majority of coffee makers is a drip system with a cone shaped filter. Second is the coffee pod system. It has become very popular overhere. Mainly because Philips invented this system together with Douwe Egberts. Third in popularity are probably the espresso machines.

 

[toggleswitch]

I need to know for when I come visit you.

Of course I may have to stop in on a few in the UK and one in Italy and on in particular in Germany.

--wink--

 

[foraloysius]

BTW, what we call French coffee is made in a coffeemaker like this.

 

[foraloysius]

And twenty years ago these espresso makers were very popular. Until aluminum was under the suspicion of causing Alzheimer.

 

[toggleswitch]

We still dont like to think abuut aluminum and its effects here. Blissfully ignored.

 

[customcadillac]

CoffeeMasters anyone?

Hi All:

I'm semi-new to the group with the following question:

Does anyone know how to update/replace the heating element on a Sunbeam Coffeemaster? I've got both a model C-30 and the later C-50 models. Love the coffee they make right off the bat, but neither pot's got the ability to keep the finished coffee really warm enough to serve. Both do the requiste switch to "Low" thing, but "Low" is too low a heat to keep anything at a decent drinking temperature. Coffee just gets cool. I'm pretty sure the heating element is working (not completely dead) as the pot is "warm" just not warm enough. Is this just a factor of Sunbeams? My Coffeemaster percolator suffers from the same malaise.

Thoughts or suggestions?

Thanks, and sorry for butting in on the thread.

Jon

 

[jasonl]

Jon

Probably a bad connection between the LOW setting and the resistor or the element. Check the contacts between the LOW and the element. It could be dirty. clean with contact cleaner.

 

[gadgetgary]

Coffee 4 Maid

A very old glass perk
Pyrex glass lining
Chromium on solid brass
US Patent

 

[gadgetgary]

Side by each

4 Maid meets 'Gaylord'