Warmer Pot Coffee

Object/Artifact

Museum Of American Heritage

Name/Title

Warmer Pot Coffee

Entry/Object ID

1000.2171.130

Description

Coffee, Pot, Warmer

Collection

Jim Adams

Made/Created

Manufacturer

unknown

Material

Glass

Color

Silver

General Notes

Note

Glass coffee pot with silver trim and handle. Silver base to hold the pot with a warming tray for a candle or alcohol lamp. Artifact label reads: Coffee Pot Unknown Manufacturer Unknown Date Prior to electricity being available, coffee pots such as these were common. The lower tray held a candle (or small alcohol lamp) whose flame kept the coffee warm.