Oh La La! The STUNNING pictures!!!

Frank Kletschkus (link) kindly contributed to my Blog several times already (1 2 3 4).

For me, it is simply amazing (& terribly instructive) to witness these coffee machines

 go through the trained hands of a skillful professional photographer.

The result leaves me speechless!

I really took joy watching my favourite shots of the Brevetti Robbiati Model "A" "Gorrea":

(It is possible to order prints here & here!)

And my second favourite, the shots of Alfredo Robbiati's Model "B" "La Sorrentina":

(Look here & here!!!)

It doesn't get more theatrical than on these shots: DRAMA!!!!

(Links: 1 2 3 4)

Thank you Frank!

I think the bar has now been raised very high!

But My Project2013 still goes on!

So You, yes YOU!
Take your camera & make something special!
Be part of it!

"Etna. express" & Sanderia malayensis

viva ancora?

Laughing out loud in company of Alfredo Robbiati, Franco Balzarotti & Roberto.

Warning: Roberto's laughter is very contagious.

"Greetings from Cape Town" from Alex Slager

Superb Stella Model 505E and a jaw-dropping landscape!
(more info here & press on newer post)

I forward his greetings to you all,
Thanks for watching!
And a big Thank you Alex, that's a hell of a picture!
Mik

How about you?

Spotting reproductions... for dummies.

The Bon Trading Co. reproduction has "Made in Italy" engraved underneath (see here).

(Giordano Robbiati never stamped neither "A" nor "B" models, see here)

The Bellman CX-66 reproduction has the name "La Sorrentina" on a black badge (see here).

(Alfredo Robbiati's "La Sorrentina" were golden badged, see here)

The Indian reproduction has a boiler Plug that comes out a centimeter away.

(Note: On some of Giordano Robbiati's Model "A", the security valve is placed there, see here)



Reproductions don't do it to me.

I buy vintage, to my satisfaction.

Nature morte à la cafetière

With bananas of course!!!

Rare, Medium Rare , Medium or rather Medium well.

This machine is so rare that there are 3 available on ebay at the moment at the same time!

I am happy i bought mine for a reasonable price from its first owner.

The whole secret of life is to be interested in one thing profoundly...

"Life is a tragedy for those who feel, a comedy to those that think."

Horace Walpole

(Click on the above picture for Ian Kath's interview of Irene Notaras)

At 1:45
Ian Kath: "so you're buying all the stock he creates"

At 2:45
Irene Notaras: "They had to move"

Someone should tell Mm. Notaras that Giordano Robbiati passed away

 on the 1st of November 1990.

Read here for my visit of Mr. Robbiati's grave.

Asocial Networking

In the meantime, my question on Facebook (here) has been simply deleted.

Now, That's what i call customer service!

You don't know until you ask.

Posted in Vienna, Austria from my account on the 9th of February 2013 at 7:53pm.