1918446

Genuine Silex 8 Cup Glass Coffee Maker #1918446

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Genuine Silex 8 Cup Glass Coffee Maker #1918446
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This is an absolutely beautiful hand-blown vacuum coffee maker c 1930s that was made by Silex and is marked: #525/#120 RA-8/The Silex Company/Hartford, Conn.U.S.A./H.E.P.C. APP.No.3402. <BR>The Silex Company specialized in making heat-resistant glass vessels for industry. In the 1930s, the company merged and became Proctor-Silex, then Hamilton-Beach-Proctor-Silex, then Scovill Industries, etc. This is catalogue model RA-8, and makes eight cups and also comes with an extra stringless cloth strainer and original booklet. Vacuum Coffee makers also integrate the heating and brewing functions. Coffee grounds are placed in the clear glass vessel on the top. Water is heated in the bottom component. Air, heated in conjunction with the water expands and forces hot water upward in the tube and contacts the grounds, brewing the coffee in the upper chamber. The brewed liquid remains in the top chamber until the unit is removed from the heat; the temperature change induces the vacuum between the lower and upper chambers, which draws the brewed coffee back downward into the lower pot. The vacuum seal is not broken until all of the coffee has been drawn back down naturally, and the last gush of air is heard to gurgle. The force of the vacuum pulling the water down through the grounds at a high pressure helps to express the coffee, similar to the espresso brewing. It's much different than a drip method, which is done as water drains through the grounds by gravity. <BR>In very good but used condition ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Used</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:c1930</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:USA</td></tr>
<tr><td>Maker:The Silex Company/Hartford, Conn.USA</td></tr>
<tr><td>Height:10.5</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:6.</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:Genuine Silex 8 Cup Glass Coffee Maker</td></tr>

<tr><td>Materials:glass</td></tr>

<tr><td>Location:New York, USA</td></tr>
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