Mysterous Vintage Coffee Machine From Soviet Union
Posted on 26th July, 2009 by Albert T.Category: Coffee machines
Old attics are great because they tend to contain mysterious old things. And that is just the case here. Not so long ago we came across an old coffee/espresso machine produced in the Soviet Union in 1970. We’re not fully sure how this thing works, but we assume that when the water was heated up, the steam forced the water though a small tube to the portafilter and from there into the cup. We haven’t tried to make coffee with it yet, we need to run a few tests on its electrical wiring so it doesn’t explode in our face or doesn’t create a blackout for the whole block. However, here are some pictures of what this machine looks like. When I first saw it, my jaw nearly dropped to the floor. Also, it kind of reminds me the microscopes we used back in the days in primary school in science classes (they were also produced in the Soviet Union).
Top view: in the center is the heating device and through the small tube the water passes to the portafilter.
Bottom view and the portafilter.
Label translation: The Dinamo Factory named after S. M. Kirov, 220V, 300W, 0.35L, Moscow, year 1970, GOST 7400-58, Price 10 rubles.
Sergey Mironovich Kirov was a prominent early Bolshevik leader whose assassination precipitated the Great Purge. In the Soviet Union it was a tradition to name factories, hospitals etc after communist revolutionaries.
GOST (acronym for gosudarstvennyy standart, (meaning state standard)) was a set of techinal standards that were developed in the Soviet Union as a part of national standardization strategy.
If we manage to get this thing to work one day, we are planning to make a small video about it, so stay tuned.
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July 28th, 2009
what news of the coffee machine? does it work?
it sure has a nifty design. hope someone picks it up and markets it. being soviet, it sure has no issue with copyrights and patents!
i would guess that the machine would work like a cheap electric steam pressure espresso (the type that gives off 1-2 bars of pressure). sure no space for a motor in there for a pump mechanism, let alone a water reservoir
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August 7th, 2009
Congrats on the find.
This is actually really cool. Makes me want to search my local attics, or better yet goodwill stores.
My only thought that jumps out is the “Vintage” part. It was made in 1970. Does that mean I’m vintage? Maybe so.
…just my 2 beans
WO
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October 29th, 2009
[...] On this photo I tried to recreate the atmosphere of the regular soviet era home. Almost everyone had this sugar can. Dotted cups, round table and the chair was also quite common. The most interesting and rare thing on the picture is the vintage coffee machine (made in 1970). In fact this particular machine is so rare that this is the one and only example I’ve ever seen of this kind. You can find out more about this vintage coffee machine here. [...]
November 2nd, 2009
Should start a business and start making them again, that would be cool. That’s if it works…
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