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Thread Number: 44988
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Thrift store find percolator |
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Post# 466760 10/13/2023 at 10:26 (366 days old) by JustJunque  (Western MA) |
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Hi all,
I posted this over at AW, but I figured I'd post here too, since some don't frequent both sites. I think some here collect coffee makers, and percolators specifically. I just thought I'd share a recent thrift store find. I already had a Universal Coffeematic, in a more traditional style. This one kind of caught me by surprise. It too, is a Universal Coffeematic, but a Model 4582. I wish I could take more pictures, to show you just how clean it is. The inside, including the basket and stem and everything, is just as clean and shiny as the outside. It's actually chrome on the whole inside as well! It truly looks like it's never been used. There are a couple of small scuffs on the outside, probably from handling, storage, getting sent to the thrift store, etc. The main thing that concerns me is that the bottom plate is a little loose, even with the center screw completely tightened down. I just got it, and gave it a quick wipe-down. Normally, when I get a coffee maker, I give it a good cleaning, then brew some coffee. With this one, I'm hesitant. I'm not sure about the bottom being loose. Also, if it's truly never been used, I have a thing about hating to be the one who stains it with coffee after all these years. Does anyone else have this model, can you tell me anything about it, and do you know approximately when it was made? Thanks, Barry | ||
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Post# 466821 , Reply# 2 10/16/2023 at 11:30 (363 days old) by JustJunque (Western MA) |
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Hey, Rob!
My teapot doesn't have the aluminum basket. If it was supposed to, it was missing when I got it. That, like most of my Corning Ware, was another thrift store find. I never had any of it, save for the set of Corelle dishes we received as a gift in the early 2000s. But, my mom gave me a Spice O' Life casserole that she wasn't using, and it triggered my hoarding mode. Now, I've amassed a small menagerie of pieces; mostly Blue Cornflower and Spice O' Life. I have picked up a couple of pieces in Wildflower, because that's the pattern in Corelle plates that my mom had, back in the day. It still hits me in the "feels". I have a couple of pieces in other patterns, that I just picked up because they were in great shape and cheap. But, I have gotten better about not just buying every piece I find. In fact, I just passed up a large casserole in Shadow Iris yesterday. | ||
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Post# 466834 , Reply# 4 10/16/2023 at 15:25 (362 days old) by JustJunque (Western MA) |
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Mine has the plastic lid, and I don't see anywhere to hang the infuser. Maybe that feature was only on the metal lid? I believe some had a metal lid.
As for the percolator; I took the bottom plate off, and I don't see anything that looks amiss to my eye. If anything, I'm wondering if there should be some sort of gasket or washer between the bottom plate and the screw that secures it. That seems like it could be the problem. If anyone else has the same model, or one similar, maybe you could check that? I'd appreciate it! | ||
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Post# 466858 , Reply# 6 10/17/2023 at 14:33 (362 days old) by JustJunque (Western MA) |
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This is the best I could do with trying to get a picture of the bottom screw.
It sits at a bit of an angle, and doesn't make contact with the plastic or Bakelite plate. It is tightened as far as it can go. I'll see if I can get a picture inside the base. It looked clean in there to my untrained eye.
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Post# 466867 , Reply# 7 10/17/2023 at 16:10 (361 days old) by JustJunque (Western MA) |
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Inside the base.
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Post# 466894 , Reply# 9 10/18/2023 at 13:30 (361 days old) by JustJunque (Western MA) |
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Thanks, Rob.
Yeah. To my untrained eye, the whole thing looks practically new and unused. The center "screw" is a long nut that threads onto that center stud. And that disk thing is attached to it. Do you think a rubber or silicone washer of some sort might work? That would have a little "give" to it. | ||
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