Thursday, July 18, 2013

Elektra

Elektra espresso machine, Caffè Gambrinus, via Gramsci, Pisa
This is not a Belle Époque version of R2-D2, the little robot from Star Wars, but an old model of an Elektra, the legendary copper and brass espresso machine, on display in a bar in Pisa.

External links: Elektra espresso machines (Wikipedia) - Elektra (Official site)
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16 comments:

  1. RevrunnerJuly 18, 2013 at 12:09 AM

    R2-D2--my first thought, too. :-)

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  2. Stefan JanssonJuly 18, 2013 at 1:08 AM

    If R2-D2 ever met this thing it would be love at first sight!

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  3. Taken For GrantedJuly 18, 2013 at 4:12 AM

    I fondly remember a coffee shop in Chicago that used a model just like this to serve excellent expresso and cappuccino coffees. It hissed steam and ran dark coffee into little cups. Ah, those were the days.

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  4. JackJuly 18, 2013 at 4:53 AM

    No no no. It is R2-D2. I would recognize it anywhere.

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  5. RandyJuly 18, 2013 at 5:05 AM

    I would not want to clean it.

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  6. DinaJuly 18, 2013 at 5:48 AM

    Amazing. I've never seen such a contraption; would never have guessed what it was.
    It DOES look like Rs-D2's grandfather.

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  7. KateJuly 18, 2013 at 6:33 AM

    The French Pastry Cafe in the LaFonda Hotel has a spectacular copper espresso machine which I should probably photograph, too. This one is great!!

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  8. cieldequimperJuly 18, 2013 at 8:19 AM

    Either I had never seen one of these or never noticed one! Cool!

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  9. GunnJuly 18, 2013 at 9:00 AM

    What a nice and unique find!
    Thanks for sharing:)

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  10. BirdmanJuly 18, 2013 at 3:19 PM

    Wow!
    l'll sample a brew.

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  11. UnknownJuly 18, 2013 at 6:53 PM

    Who knows if Elektra gave birth to R2-D2? :-) Fantastic find!

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  12. Luis GomezJuly 18, 2013 at 7:45 PM

    So good to see your images!

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  13. VPJuly 18, 2013 at 8:42 PM

    Welcome back, Luis!

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  14. Cezar and LéiaJuly 19, 2013 at 8:41 AM

    hey, clever capture!
    Léia

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  15. AriannaJuly 20, 2013 at 9:05 PM

    Bella, ma lo fa ancora il caffè? Ciao, Arianna

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  16. Traveling HawkJuly 30, 2013 at 12:33 PM

    Now, this is interesting to see! The coffee making history...

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