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Coffee Grinder

c. 1940

Archie Thompson

Associated Names

Archie Thompson

Artist, American, 1886-1975

The image depicts a wooden coffee grinder with a metal crank handle and a circular opening for coffee beans. A red label on the front says "Utility Coffee Mills, Simmons Hardware Co." A drawer for collecting ground coffee is slightly open at the bottom center of the grinder.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 35.7 x 24.5 cm (14 1/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
Original IAD Object: base: 6 3/8" high; 6 3/8; overall: 9" high
Accession Number

1943.8.9454

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q64536322

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