Coffeemania! Antique Grinders, Pails and Tins
Swift Mill coffee grinder, Lane Brothers, No. 15, cast iron, original paint, red with decals and gold pin striping, 20-inch double flywheels each with five red and black spokes, smoke stack type hopper with decals, marked “Swift Mill / Lane Brothers Makers / Millbrook, N.Y.” and “Pat Feb 9 1875,” $1,045.
Brewing a morning cup of coffee is nothing new; the practice goes back centuries. A recent sale by Whalen Realty & Auction in Ohio featured 177 antique coffee mills (grinders), bean bins and advertising odds and ends. Prices ranged from $6 for a toy coffee mill to $8,250 for a large, intricate Charles Parker Co. […]