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Coffee Discussion boards => Hardware & Equipment => Topic started by: Beandog on October 28, 2015, 03:57:33 PM

Title: Estate Sale Find
Post by: Beandog on October 28, 2015, 03:57:33 PM

Look what I found at an estate sale. It reminds me of the leg lamp from A Christmas Story. Little gem underneath that hideous shade!  :o




 

Title: Re: Estate Sale Find
Post by: Ascholten on October 28, 2015, 04:11:59 PM

That's pretty awesome actually.  Does it work or just decoration?

Aaron

Title: Re: Estate Sale Find
Post by: Beandog on October 28, 2015, 04:20:40 PM

The lamp works (worked), already disassembled it and took lamp parts off though. Felt it cheapened such a fine work of artistry, function, and design. The grinding blades were taken out to fit lamp workings and there is a small hole drilled in the back.

Title: Re: Estate Sale Find
Post by: donn on October 28, 2015, 10:03:03 PM

So what will become of it?

Title: Re: Estate Sale Find
Post by: Beandog on October 29, 2015, 05:33:32 AM

It looks like someone did a crappy refurbish on it a while back (paint job). Debating on whether to get it professionally done or just leave it as is with lamp parts removed. I did see it may be possible to get the parts for it as well, but awful costly. Probably not worth it for functionality since it pulverizes the beans rather than grinds. Most likely it will just go up on my coffee bar when I get to building that, which will be soon since my finds are building up and need a place to put them. Anyone have any suggestions to refurb or not? Or value? I was estimating $300-$500???

Title: Re: Estate Sale Find
Post by: donn on October 29, 2015, 07:25:31 AM

Might make a nice lamp.

Title: Re: Estate Sale Find
Post by: Joe on October 29, 2015, 11:15:14 AM

cool. restore it to glory.

Title: Re: Estate Sale Find
Post by: mp on October 30, 2015, 06:50:47 AM

It certainly would make a great show piece.

 :)