Reseller of Stella espresso machines in the Netherlands (1955) : N.V. AMMERLAAN

Unfortunately, research unfruitful.

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Distributore automatico a moneta - RDV (Cordenons, Udine)

Desider Stern will probably be remembered as the author of the Bio-biobliography "Works of Jewish authors in German language", although he designed such fantastic coffee makers, and sold so many different items in his shop.

Giordano Robbiati will probably be remembered as the designer of ONE coffee machine, although he made a) many others and b) other objects which have nothing to do with coffee (juicer, door handles, meat grinders etc.)

And Remo Delle Vedove (Nephew of Ennio Delle Vedove who designed this machine here.) , who sold a coffee machine under the name "Electa" (here), will he only be remembered for this one coffee maker?

Maybe, i will try to counterbalance these narrowed views.
For example, Remo Delle Vedove also sold a Bubble Gum vending machine:

Welcome to room 105

I strongly believe austrian hotel owners google me before they give me a room.

;-)

I already stayed in Room 402 (here).

"ATOMIC KEYRING" ???

Let's make a little travel in our brain!

Bon Trading Co.

What comes to my head first?

Sydney, Australia, 

Importer of the family Robbiati's coffee machines from 1965 until 1989.

Ok.

Now, i tell you "KEYRING".

"KEYRING" and "BON TRADING CO"

CAN YOU PICTURE IT???

 

(see here for the Ebay auction)

DO YOU NOTICE ANYTHING???

The Jug lid,

The Jug handle,

The Portafilter handle,

The Bakelite Knob...

Can this picture help you more?

Made in the U.K. by british artisans ;.) :

It is a A.&M.G. Sassoon Model Standard.

What does Bon Trading Co. and A. & M.G. Sassoon had together... it is a long long story:

... dating back 50 years!!!

(read here)

5 more years!!!

18th of July 2009, 

a clown (me) buys a coffee maker made by Brevetti Robbiati.

The first step to one life-changing journey...

I am looking forward to  5 more years!!!

Plenty more to come!
Yours faithfully,
Mik

Are you enjoying yourself out there?

Stella Espresso-maschinen Vertrieb D. Josef Stern

Brevetti Robbiati - Novate Milanese (Milano)

Giordano Robbiati, te Milaan, Italië

Toestel voor het maken van koffie-extract voor gezinsverbruik.

translates to

Apparatus for making coffee extract for household consumption.

Just beautiful isn't it?

I had never seen that "Typ 402" engraving before (check other engravings here).

(I will soon celebrate my 5 years of collecting!!!)

Of course, no information about Power unit (usually 300 Watt): It is for a stove-top machine.

Interestingly enough, i found it on a Stella Model 402E... so, the electric version.

Even more interesting, on the stovetop Stella 402 i own, there is a 402E lid.

Mix and Match.

Glad i could buy this one though.

I just like it.

Brevetti Robbiati - Model 'B' as seen by Americans

The last article is really interesting, although some of the information has to be taken with a pinch of salt.

The dates are of special interest:

 1948 is very early for importing Giordano Robbiati's machines.
The Business Brevetti Robbiati was registered on the 10th of May 1948 (see here)
It also means that the invasion ;.) pre-dates the "Italian at work" exhibition of 1950 (see here).

The redesign really took place in 1950, but not by Thomas Edward Cara. (for more information about Thos. Cara., see here. as well as here, picture here and here, and interview here 1, here 2 ).
Here is the patent registration for the Model B made by Giordano Robbiati on the 6th of June 1950.

The steamer invention was not registered by Thomas Cara nor by Giordano Robbiati, but by Ennio Delle Vedove, brother of Remo Delle Vedove who manufactured the Model  R. 6 sold under the trademark "Electa": see here. (full patent here).

"Ten years later... the pressure gauge"

1960!!!!

The first document i see that mentions the pressure gauge!!!

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