Lever Espresso Machine Gallery - Page 178

#1771: Post by **rolleiman** » March 26th, 2014, 9:38 pm

Dave:
Great collection.
https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=9698dced ... VT5yAc&v=3
Is it a steamer only machine?
Thanks.

#1772: Post by **rotchitos** » March 27th, 2014, 3:06 am

davestd wrote:Merci!
I'm living in Verona, you are invited to my home so I will show you the.. chaos! ; )

Aaah if it's possible, it would be with an immense pleasure!
I am going to send you a pm

#1773: Post by **davestd** » March 27th, 2014, 3:57 am

rolleiman wrote:Dave:
Great collection.
https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=9698dced ... VT5yAc&v=3
Is it a steamer only machine?
Thanks.

Hi rolleiman,
thx so much!

yes, is a steamer machine (with an internal copper boiler), "China Martini" branded, here is the picture of the front side: https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=9698dced ... VT5yAc&v=3, used to warm up the China Martini wine (a mixture of alcoholic extracts of bark of China calisaia sweetened with aqueous sugar solution (syrup) and flavoring (bitter orange and others) - from Wikipedia).

All the best,
Davide

#1774: Post by **davestd** » March 27th, 2014, 4:19 am

vberch wrote:Davide, thank you so much for sharing!! What a great collection!! Truly wonderful!!!

Can you tell us more about this bean storage container, please: https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=9698dced ... lTOxVT5yAc?

Hi Vberch,
thank you so much!
The container is a commercial one used in Italy at grocery stores in the '60ies and '70ies, since at that time people were used to buy beans by weight, in paper bags, like the fresh bread

It is made by glass (the beans container is big: it could store 5-6 Kg), iron base (painted or, this one in pictures, with a wooden-like painted scotch tape) and golden aluminum top and bailer (or scoop).

All the best,
Davide

#1775: Post by **rolleiman** » March 27th, 2014, 4:59 am

Dave:
Another beauty, I cannot believe it is a commercial product, what is it?
https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=9698dced ... VT5yAc&v=3

March 27th, 2014, 5:20 am

Yes it is, Yuwen..

it's a NOS!! hygienic sugar doser for bar from '30ies, the upper, egg shaped, is the sugar container; the spoon sugar dose is served by a trigger, like in a gun... it is rotating on vertical axis and it has a star shaped base with black rubber frame.
Amazing, since it has never been used! I found it in its original wooden box with its accessories!!

#1777: Post by **vberch** » March 27th, 2014, 3:25 pm

Amazing, Davide!

#1778: Post by **Hugonl28** » March 27th, 2014, 4:23 pm

Wow! That looks so beautiful! Would love to have that next to my Caravel, makes a great team

Anybody know if these 'China Martini' machines are made by other brands or generally available somewhere? Still looking for a good steam-only machine to compliment the Caravel

#1779: Post by **davestd** » March 28th, 2014, 4:22 am

zeb wrote:Wow Davide ! It was a pleasure to see all these so splendid machines !!!

Merci beaucoup, Pascal!

#1780: Post by **davestd** » March 28th, 2014, 4:24 am

vberch wrote:Amazing, Davide!

Thx so much, Vlad!