I have a spong cast iron n04 coffee grinder which has never been used and is still with all it original wrapping in its box with instructions and original straw packing can anybody tell me how old this is and does it have a salable market and its value.

Spong Coffee Mills: A Grinder for the 23rd Century

Best of luck to ya

Hello Andyman

I have been reading this site for a few years, but have just joined the forums.

I have a few of these grinders that I use regularly. They are the workhorses of the grinder world - practical mills appreciated by practical people. No great prices such as one gets for the ornate wheeled mills, but a knowing buyer will pay a reasonable price.

What is reasonable? I'll pm you.

Hi
Can you post up a picture, Spong made a few variations of the #4.
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Andy

One that is unused in original packaging has unusual value to a collector. I would guess a No. 4 in used condition (which itself is pretty rare), would be at least $200 and one in original packaging would be potentially close to $1000 or even higher.

These things vary greatly -- a local antique store might have one for $30. But the original packaging is unique as far as I've seen, so I'd suggest not using it if you want to keep the value.

A bunch of photos would be appreciated. Especially if it has a cup.