A rectangular box with a molded base and a lift out glazed lid. It is painted black and the interior is fitted with a pencil-turned, unpainted post that has wood projections of a triangular cross section. The post is actuated by iron gears and a cogged wheel with a wood handle at one end. The corners of the box is reinforced with brass "L" braces.
coffee mills
cookware
glass (material)
glazing (coating)
iron (metal)
painting (coating)
wood (plant material)
tin (metal)
Glass
Iron
Tin Glazed
Painted
MILL, COFFEE?
Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),
Unknown
16.75 x 24 (HxW) (inches)
Bequest of Amelia W. Little
1986.660
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