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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number COLEM:1915.3311 Institution name Colchester Collections Object name coffee mill, grinder, Mill Description A metal coffee mill with attachments to clamp to a table. The history of coffee is one of politics and exploitation. Its trade played an important role in the fortunes of European empires. Coffee is originally from Ethiopia in Africa, but areas in Asia, the Caribbean and South America became coffee-growing nations due to European colonies. Enslaved people from Africa were forced to work large areas of land, known as plantations, for growing coffee plants. In 1840, Britain imported over 30 million kilograms of coffee, enough to make three billion cups. Production date 1700 - 1800 Production period Georgian Material metal Dimensions height: 10.00 inches Location On Display - Hollytrees Museum, Colchester Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

COLEM:1915.3311
Institution name

Colchester Collections
Object name

coffee mill, grinder, Mill
Description

A metal coffee mill with attachments to clamp to a table. The history of coffee is one of politics and exploitation. Its trade played an important role in the fortunes of European empires. Coffee is originally from Ethiopia in Africa, but areas in Asia, the Caribbean and South America became coffee-growing nations due to European colonies. Enslaved people from Africa were forced to work large areas of land, known as plantations, for growing coffee plants. In 1840, Britain imported over 30 million kilograms of coffee, enough to make three billion cups.
Production date

1700 - 1800
Production period

Georgian
Material

metal
Dimensions
Location

On Display - Hollytrees Museum, Colchester

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