coffee grinder

Coffee grinder made of four sections. The coffee grinder is made from turned wood with an iron mechanism with a detachable iron handle with a turned, wooden knob. The handle has an elbow and can be folded in half. The top part is turned from a single piece of wood that is roughly bell shaped with a finial at the top. The top screws into the body. The body is made from two different types of wood, with the iron grinding mechanism inside. The body screws into the base. The base is formed of a hollow cup which tapers in at the base and is on a round base. The base is turned from a single piece of wood and has grooves turned into the base.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
nn924
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 300 mm x 86 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood; iron
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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