Universal urn-shaped Coffee pot with tray, 1911

Object/Artifact

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Alameda Museum & Meyers House and Gardens

Name/Title

Universal urn-shaped Coffee pot with tray, 1911

Entry/Object ID

1993.39.1

Description

Acc. No. 93.39.1 A & B Subject Category: Household Date or Period: 1911 Object: Coffee Pot & Tray Description: (A) One unit tripod footed urn shaped percolator coffee pot with removable copper and glass lid. Matching pair of ebony handles and has brass spigot with ebony handle. Removable sterno burner in copper and brass that is patented July 17, 1906. Manufactured by Universal, New Britain, Connecticut, U.S.A. Last Patent July 16, 1907. Size: H-15 3/4 W-9 3/4 inches (Handle to Handle) (B) Matching circular copper tray with brass beaded rim. Tray is signed S. Sternau and Co., New York - Solid Copper. Size: Diameter 12 inches. History of Object: Wedding gift of Myrtle Blanche Fisher and Sidney George Wilson September 12, 1911. See additional history under Relationships. Acquired from: Robert A. Wilson 2528 S. E. Spyglass Drive Vancouver, WA 98664 Date: 12-21-1993