Lever Espresso Machine Gallery - Page 13

by **missionhb** on Thu May 07, 2009 8:02 am

Hi all,

Here is a "Duchessina" by Ducale. Late 50's. Spring lever. This is a minute version of their bar machine "Duchessa" (compare witht the size of the baby faemina). It looks like a small Faema "president" as well.
The machine could be either plumbed, or filled from top.
No doubts this machine inspired the later modern clones by SAMA, Bezzera, Olympia, Pontevecchio...
Another version with a bare boiler was commercialized under the name of "Lady Duchessa".

Cheers,
F

by **espressme** on Thu May 07, 2009 8:28 am

Wow!! Thank You!
-Richard

by **michaelbenis** on Thu May 07, 2009 8:28 am

That's very cute. Nice Faemina Baby, too!

Cheers

Mike

by **missionhb** on Thu May 07, 2009 9:58 am

Hi All,

And this blue one is an "Antares" by Carimali. Mid 50's. Spring lever. Pressurized boiler but neither steam nor water outlets. The home version of their Antares machine line for bars (identical group and distinctive lever).
The group is endowed with a grip handle.
Best,
F

by **orphanespresso** on Thu May 07, 2009 4:56 pm

Both very nice, but I really like the Antares! Beautiful machines, as you usually post - thank you!

by **jamoke** on Thu May 07, 2009 9:20 pm

I'll have to second Richard's "Wow" on the Duchessina; that little sweetie is cuter than the Obamas' puppy. And you can drink the liquids it secretes.

Ed

by **koendileoni** on Wed May 13, 2009 8:17 am

Riviera espresso Chrome eagle

by **Juanjo** on Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:05 am

here is one I had some time ago with a little personal touch.!
http://i215.photobucket.com/album...1.jpg?t=1244174033
http://i215.photobucket.com/album...1.jpg?t=1244174097

by **michaelbenis** on Fri Jun 05, 2009 8:42 am

That's lovely Guanjo! I don't know how you could bear to part with it! :-)

by **espressme** on Fri Jun 05, 2009 10:51 am

Thanks for posting the photo. Please also join the Lever Machine World Domination Plot and get a number on page one. LMWDP!
The Yergh is calling to me!
Cheers
-Richard

by **doubleOsoul** on Sat Jun 06, 2009 5:38 pm

Wow!
Crazy cute!

by **bgn** on Tue Jun 09, 2009 6:44 pm

This monster ain't cute but it makes the best coffee and milk that I've ever been able to make at home.

by **timo888** on Wed Jun 10, 2009 6:51 am

Excellent kitchen-radio form-factor for that 50's spring lever, missionhb. The angle and length of the lever-handle also taking the home kitchen into account. What do you think -- 3+ bars of brew pressure?

Five stars. *****

by **missionhb** on Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:35 am

Hi Timo,
In fact, the spring seems pretty strong and is even quite difficult to compress with such a short lever. Fortunately, the lever has a "cam" and gets blocked in the "compressed spring" position for pre-infusion.
I would say 5-7 bars are probably reached during infusion.
Best,
F

by **novyan** on Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:06 am

I've not seen a SAMA club? Lusso? what model is it? So here it is. Next to it is a Presso, a very nice mechanical espresso, it's my beloved outdoor espresso maker. With the same coffee I got better crema than the sama (with the new spring installed), I bought another one for a back up.

I love the micro foam made with this sama.

by **zin1953** on Tue Jul 07, 2009 12:37 pm

I apologize if this is a repeat, but I haven't seen this one yet (from the caffeeitalia.co.uk website). . .

The Fiorenzato Lever Coffee Machine San Marco One Group has a same exterior shell as the Briccoletta.

by **novyan** on Wed Jul 15, 2009 6:30 pm

It's pavoni lever! In different housing? I saw this today in ebay.it

by **grong** on Wed Jul 15, 2009 6:42 pm

Wow, novyan, that machine looks awesome! A Pavoni without a direct connection to the boiler. I have been wondering if a Pavoni lever could be fitted to a Ponte Vecchio Lusso body—I think it's possible!

by **roadman** on Thu Jul 16, 2009 3:08 am

novyan wrote:It's pavoni lever! In different housing? I saw this today in ebay.it

For a time, Olympia made some machines that were rebranded as Pavoni. This looks to be one of them.

Jon

by **Bluecold** on Thu Jul 16, 2009 5:50 am

No, its a Pavoni Eurobar. Rare bird. There is a thread about it here


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