I did add water to it and made steam with it. It worked quite nicely. I had it listed differently and didn't get any reply so I changed the title of the post. It is not for making coffee as it does not have a basket to put coffee in, and no spout for pouring. The two objects on top are safety, or pop off, valves. I suppose it was to steam milk in a commercial setting. I was hoping someone on this group had seen one before and would comment.
Walt