Coffee Mill
Coffee Mill
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- Description
- This wall-mounted hand-powered coffee mill belonged to the Copp family of Stonington, Connecticut during the 18th and 19th century. Beans were poured in the top, and the hand-operated crank rotated the burrs that milled the coffee down to grounds. Coffee was an important part of colonial trade and daily life in the colonial home as beans were roasted, ground, and brewed at home.
- The Copp Collection contains a variety of household objects that the Copp family of Connecticut used from around 1700 until the mid-1800s. Part of the Puritan Great Migration from England to Boston, the family eventually made their home in New London County, Connecticut, where their textiles, clothes, utensils, ceramics, books, bibles, and letters provide a vivid picture of daily life. More of the collection from the Division of Home and Community Life can be viewed by searching accession number 28810.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- coffee mill
- mill, coffee
- date made
- ca 1750
- place made
- United States: New England
- France
- place used
- United States: Connecticut, Stonington
- Physical Description
- hardwood (hopper; grinder cover; backboard; grip material)
- iron (grinding plates; crank shaft and handle material)
- chestnut or oak (thumbscrews material)
- Measurements
- overall, stored on side: 4 3/8 in x 8 in x 5 3/4 in; 11.1125 cm x 20.32 cm x 14.605 cm
- ID Number
- DL.006834
- catalog number
- 6834
- accession number
- 28810
- Credit Line
- Gift of John Brenton Copp
- subject
- Household Tools and Equipment
- Beverages
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Domestic Furnishings
- Copp Collection
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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