Coffee Percolator
1919 Jewelry Catalog and Sales Book · Scan 175 · Printed page 169
Coffee Percolator · Catalog no. 786C
$11.95 each
Original 1919 offer in USD.
Extracted description
Polished copper; capacity 3 pints or 6 cups
Heading mentions lamp timing; lamp not illustrated or stated included with this stove percolator. Historical performance claims retained as source assertions.
Visual keywords
angular handle coffee percolator curved spout domed lid pedestal foot round knob tapered faceted body
Proposed visual observations from the source illustration. These describe appearance and are separate from the printed catalog text.
Adjacent named caption family and complete representative vessel drawing directly reviewed; capacity/finish rows share own pattern image. No cross-family image substitution or independently pictured variant claimed. Complete printed vessel reviewed with full spout, handle, lid knob and base preserved; listed capacity/finish variants share one representative image, without finish/color inference.
Extracted traits
| Trait | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| printed specification Option | Polished copper | 786C—Polished copper; capacity 3 pints or 6 cups. Each 11.95 |
| printed specification Option | capacity 3 pints or 6 cups | 786C—Polished copper; capacity 3 pints or 6 cups. Each 11.95 |
| body substrate | copper | COFFEE PERCOLATOR. Made of Copper; Ebony Handles. Capacity, 3 pints or 6 cups. 786C—Polished copper. Each 11.95. 786N—Nickel plated. Each 11.95. 786S—Silver plated. Each 14.00. Capacity, 4 pints or 9 cups. 789C—Polished copper. Each 13.35. 789N—Nickel plated. Each 13.35. 789S—Silver plated. Each 16.15. |
| handle material | ebony | COFFEE PERCOLATOR. Made of Copper; Ebony Handles. Capacity, 3 pints or 6 cups. 786C—Polished copper. Each 11.95. 786N—Nickel plated. Each 11.95. 786S—Silver plated. Each 14.00. Capacity, 4 pints or 9 cups. 789C—Polished copper. Each 13.35. 789N—Nickel plated. Each 13.35. 789S—Silver plated. Each 16.15. |
| printed percolating process claim | Perfect pumping beginning with cold water; water distributed through coffee grounds; coffee in fifteen minutes; printed taste claims. | THE “UNIVERSAL” PERCOLATING PROCESS. Perfect pumping beginning with cold water. Sixty seconds after lamp is lighted machine begins to operate. Makes perfect coffee in fifteen minutes. Perfect distribution of the water through the coffee grounds. Makes absolutely pure coffee free from the bitter taste caused by boiling. |
Extraction: direct assistant vision (GPT-6). This record describes a catalog listing; its identity across other catalogs is unresolved.