Vintage 1880s Peugeot Frères Cast Iron Coffee Mill

Description

A rare and exceptional 19th century working order wheel coffee grinder made by the French company Peugeot Frères, a car company today. This piece is marked, in the casting ‘PEUGEOT FRERES BREVETES S.C.D.G.’ and dates from c.1880. It is also marked with a number ‘1’ and the letter ‘A’. The main body of the piece is cast iron, the cover, which slides open to take the coffee beans, is brass and the draw which contains the coffee after grinding is wooden.