Late 19th century J & J Siddons Coffee Grinder No3, cast iron adjustable grinder
A large black cast iron and brass coffee grinder by J & J Siddons of West Bromwich, England in the late 1800s.
This model No3 working handcrank coffee grinder is still much respected by coffee lovers today. The number refers to the model which is based on their size, this one being a larger, heavier example.
It is in particularly good condition and the brass hopper and other details have been polished to a sparkle.
The burrs on these machines are adjustable by the screw accessible from the hole in the unit when the drawer is removed to suit the grind you require and this example is in good clean condition.
The grinder attaches by a screw hole each side onto your surface and it is advisable to use these as the manual grinding takes some force. It takes somewhere around 15 turns to produce a cup’s worth of ground coffee.
Should it not be clear in the photo, the top picture of the ground coffee is powder fine as for espresso, and the lower one is towards its coarsest setting which is classic pour over / aeropress sort of medium grind.
This is a very satisfying and wholesome way to make your morning coffee! None of the horrible loud electrical noise that electric grinders make.
14cm X 14cm wide at the base X 11cm tall to top of base, 15cm to top of hopper, 21 to top of handle.
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A large black cast iron and brass coffee grinder by J & J Siddons of West Bromwich, England in the late 1800s.
This model No3 working handcrank coffee grinder is still much respected by coffee lovers today. The number refers to the model which is based on their size, this one being a larger, heavier example.
It is in particularly good condition and the brass hopper and other details have been polished to a sparkle.
The burrs on these machines are adjustable by the screw accessible from the hole in the unit when the drawer is removed to suit the grind you require and this example is in good clean condition.
The grinder attaches by a screw hole each side onto your surface and it is advisable to use these as the manual grinding takes some force. It takes somewhere around 15 turns to produce a cup’s worth of ground coffee.
Should it not be clear in the photo, the top picture of the ground coffee is powder fine as for espresso, and the lower one is towards its coarsest setting which is classic pour over / aeropress sort of medium grind.
This is a very satisfying and wholesome way to make your morning coffee! None of the horrible loud electrical noise that electric grinders make.
14cm X 14cm wide at the base X 11cm tall to top of base, 15cm to top of hopper, 21 to top of handle.
