Rare espresso machine on eBay

#1: Post by **knockbox** » April 11th, 2016, 6:39 pm

Anyone on the forum buy this beauty
http://www.ebay.com/itm/252336823453

#2: Post by **drgary** » April 11th, 2016, 7:45 pm

That is very unusual. It looks like an electrified moka maker with a lever to lock in the portafilter. I have sent a message to our member LVX (Lucio) to ask him about it.

#3: Post by **pootoogoo** » April 18th, 2016, 10:15 pm

My friend Rotchitos told me about this auction two week ago at that's only today that I had a revelation.

I was fooled by the title of the sell [«COFFE MACHINE EDISONIA (SNIDER)»]... because this is not a Snider at all.
[edit: this is not precisely true... as I discovered it few month later. Details are available on the episode 22 of my espresso saga (in French)].

For posterity, it will be worth keeping here some pictures of this very peculiar machine before they disappear from eBay:

Because this model perfectly fit one of the first (or the very first) electrical "express" coffee maker for domestic usage: as described on a 1909 patent from Manlio Marzetti.

Some additional information are available on my Episode 17 from «Ascenseur pour l'espresso» (in french).

#4: Post by **day** » April 18th, 2016, 10:19 pm

wow, i am guessing somebody scored a great deal?

#5: Post by **drgary** » April 19th, 2016, 1:27 am

Thank you for that research, Sebastien! That is one odd and ancient machine. Your link is really helpful for putting it in context.

#6: Post by **RioCruz** » May 3rd, 2016, 1:41 pm

Here's a similar, stove-top version on YouTube:

#7: Post by **pootoogoo** » May 3rd, 2016, 7:09 pm

Maybe part of the same family... but about 40 years younger.

#8: Post by **doubleOsoul** » May 4th, 2016, 2:17 am

I missed this thread while moving back to sunny California but - wow ... wow... wow. I hope the buyer ends up posting about it here.

#9: Post by **Sansibar99** » May 4th, 2016, 3:33 pm

doubleOsoul wrote: I hope the buyer ends up posting about it here.

Maltoni... : https://www.instagram.com/p/BEiuFyJEC5T ... co_maltoni

#10: Post by **drgary** » May 4th, 2016, 6:53 pm

The link doesn't work, but that certainly indicates it's an important machine.