Fazekas Éva: A fekete leves, a kávéfőzés története, időszaki kiállítás, 2010. április 23 - 2010. október 25, a Magyar Kereskedelmi és Vendéglátóipari Múzeum, a Magyar Műszaki és Közlekedési Múzeum és a Fazekas & Kimmel Gyűjtemény közös időszaki kiállítása (Budapest, Magyar Kereskedelmi és Vendéglátóipari Múzeum, 2010)
Éva Fazekas-József Kimmel: POTS, FLASKS AND PERCOLATORS
separate vessel and lead from there to the separate coffee machine as had been done, e. g. by Rabaud, but the steam was pressed through the filter house containing the milled goods. The necessary pressuretight vessel had to be massive and of strong walling. Thus the devices could be used even for centuries. The copies still in existence are practical, shock-resistant and, in their way, also nice. They sparkled and glittered, and were, therefore highly appreciated by their owners who used them as decorations of their flats. It proves of protective fondness that among the percolators found there are a few only from which the most vulnerable parts are missing, i. e. the glass ball made almost compulsorily of ground-glass provided with a handle, and the nicely curved hemispherical glass lid that covered the filter house and was perforated for letting out the steam. The invention spread, within a few years - with the exception of France - almost over whole Europe. From the first half of the 19 t h century many apparatuses were built on the same principle, particularly on German territory and in Austria. Nothing can characterize success better than the fact that from Austria deliveries were also made to the United States, where ladies' magazines enthusiastically recommended the use of the device to their readers. The wealth of shapes of Vienna pots is fascinating. They stand, above an alcohol burner made of the same material, on a vertical support that allows dumping the device which is, in general, provided with an ivory tap and a lip with a plug. Within the basic functional requirements the shapes of the devices are very variegated. We often find on them nice inscriptions and emblems related to the manufacturer. Due to the vicinity of Vienna, such devices often could be found in Hungary, too. It would merit further investigation if - after the Austrian example Bécsi kávéskanna a Szovjetunióból Vienna pot from the Soviet Union - the metal industry that boomed in Hungary in the second half of the 19 t h century manufactured such apparatuses. Some catalogues allow concluding that domestic products (e. g. from Ganz) were also put on the market in our country. A catalogue, however, is an uncertain source as it is not always clear if manufacture had been carried out in Hungary or only the commercial representative of the parent company in Hungary sold the Austrian make. 93
