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Coffee Percolator

1919 Jewelry Catalog and Sales Book · Scan 175 · Printed page 169

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Coffee Percolator · Catalog no. 439N

$9.85 each

Original 1919 offer in USD.

Extracted description

9 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 loop handle coffee percolator curved spout cylindrical faceted body domed lid round base round knob

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

TraitValueEvidence
printed specification Option9 cups 439N—9 cups. Each 9.85
body substratecopper COFFEE PERCOLATOR. Made of Copper; Heavily Nickel Plated; Ebonized Handles.
body platingheavily nickel plated COFFEE PERCOLATOR. Made of Copper; Heavily Nickel Plated; Ebonized Handles.
handle finishebonized COFFEE PERCOLATOR. Made of Copper; Heavily Nickel Plated; Ebonized Handles.
printed percolating process claimPerfect 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.

Source relationships

variant of: JohnVFarwell1919JewelryCatalog:leaf:174:offer:435N
COFFEE PERCOLATOR. Made of Copper; Heavily Nickel Plated; Ebonized Handles. 439N—9 cups. Each 9.85

Extraction: direct assistant vision (GPT-6). This record describes a catalog listing; its identity across other catalogs is unresolved.