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Coffee Mill

ManufacturerManufactured by Landers, Frary, and Clark American, 1862 - 1965
Date1901-1925
MediumIron and wood
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 12 1/4 x 10 1/2 x 8 5/8in. (31.1 x 26.7 x 21.9cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Schiro
DescriptionCast iron coffee mill mounted to a wooden base. There are two large iron wheels mounted on either side of the hollow body of the mill, with a wooden handle on the right wheel. A sliding cover at the top opens for the coffee beans, and there is a drawer at the base of the unit to collect the ground coffee. The mill is painted dark green with gold and red accents. A gold decal at the top of the mill on the hopper reads, "UNIVERSAL". Stamped on the top of the unit is, "20"; stamped on the outside of both wheels is, "LANDERS FRARY & CLARK. / NEW BRITAIN CONN. U. S. A."; stamped around the bottom of the mill is, "L.F.G.&C. NEW BRITAIN, CONN. U.S.A.". Stamped on the back of the body of the mill, "OIL / THE BALLS."
Object number1981.126.1
MarkingsA gold decal at the top of the mill on the hopper reads, "UNIVERSAL". Stamped on the top of the unit is, "20"; stamped on the outside of both wheels is, "LANDERS FRARY & CLARK. / NEW BRITAIN CONN. U. S. A."; stamped around the bottom of the mill is, "L.F.G.&C. NEW BRITAIN, CONN. U.S.A.". Stamped on the back of the body of the mill, "OIL / THE BALLS.".
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On View
On view
Gift of George W. Cheney, Jr., 1974.6.2  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Landers, Frary, and Clark
after 1905
Gift of the Unionville Museum, 2012.460.0  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Landers, Frary, and Clark
before 1965
Inventory photograph, 2019.16.0.1-.5, Gift of Harry Ritthaler, Connecticut Historical Society
Landers, Frary, and Clark
1917-1919
2023.60.22a, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collection, Copyright Undetermined
Landers, Frary, and Clark
Gift of Rick and Cyndi Tuchman, 2017.48.0a-f, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
Landers, Frary, and Clark
Gift of Judith E. Johnson, 2000.146.4a  © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Landers, Frary, and Clark
1900-1964
Gift of George W. Cheney, 1974.6.3  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Landers, Frary, and Clark
Coffee Mill
Landers, Frary, and Clark
patented 14 February 1905
Gift of George W. Cheney, Jr., 1974.6.36
Landers, Frary, and Clark
Bequest of Charles S. Bissell, 1970.1.0  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Daniel Burnap
1785-1800
Heating Pad
Landers, Frary, and Clark
1950s