Chromes d'Antan

Hello,

Geez this old coffee machine has given me more work than I would have thought. And also reserved a few nice surprises like the boiler. Very particular these heat pipes therethrough from below upwards. As for driving the energy of the flame gas or charcoal faster and more efficiently in the heart of the water.

It is sanded and there are although good quality of the materials of before.

I painted after blasting the stove and the iron ring which holds the groups from inside of the tube.

I get very soon the last things I did rechrome so, to be followed …

Pascal

Hello

A few pics. Lot of rust, brass oxidation. Asbestos, but luckily everything came without any breaks.

Some original stuff, this is a pot, it was set there a small mobile gas burner but it was also possible to burn coal (and other?). Was fed by two small doors at the bottom of the device.

A finally quite small boiler, fully coated with a mixture of plaster and asbestos.

Oh surprise ! An heating element… 

False joy…. this one won’t heat nothing more… 🙂

Pascal

Hi all,

A wonderful machine.

Chromes are splendid, but unfortunately also very stung, I must refurbish most. Original screws were not of a great quality, everything’s very rusted. Basis of the machine is done of a heavy brass piece, same for the groups, a beautiful quality of manufacture.

I have started to take it apart, a bit different of an espresso coffee machine, I come back as soon as I’ll have sorted my pictures.

Pascal

October 12, 2012 arrives home a parcel with this inside. Family heirloom brought from Italy by an amateur.

It’s been almost one year now she expects her care, I started work, so I’ll talk soon.

Pascal

Hello

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Pascal