The lure of the Atomic

[r***@vcn.bc.ca]

I do not know why, but people are crazy for these
classic Atomic coffee makers, formerly of
Milan.
Now they are made in Australia..
Atomic Wholesaler BON TRADING CO. 12 Oxford St, Woollahra NSW. 2025
Sydney,Australia Phone [phone]
is the contact info that keeps appearing..
Here is a tip or two that has been posted in my forum..
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"Dear Editor, BREVETTI means Patented, Giordano Robbiati was the designer
of the Atomic, and Milano is, as everyone knows, Milan. There is no such
thing as a Brevetti Robbiati Milano factory. Just to clear things up. The
pressure for foaming milk on the Atomic is very good and lasts quite a
long time, but the Atomic that I own came with a brass dowel with a red
knob that fits in a hole at the bottom of the coffee grind holder in
aluminium. The purpose is that once that the jug is filled with coffee and
no more spurts out, you deftly insert this dowel in the long hole, this
effectively plugs up all air and steam escape route, count to ten and then
unscrew the valve of the foaming wand, faom to heart's
content. Problem: as the aluminium has expanded with the heat, the dowel
gets inserted nice and easy, of course you do not remove it after having
done the foam trick, so you sip the coffee with your guest. When clean-up
comes you discover that the aluminium has cooled off, contracting itself
very tightly to the brass dowel. Only a hammer can help you take it off,
did I mention that this dowel is ever so slightly taper? The solution is
to back off very slightly the dowel as soon as you have finished
foaming. OR do not put it in at all, the pressure that has built up is
more than sufficient to foam, just crack that valve open never mind what's
happening elsewhere! Wonderful machine! The one that I got 2 days ago, and
all the others on E bay Australia DO NOT have the elongated hole
underneath the pot, and there is no brass tapered dowel with the red
plastic knob shown. Somebody at the factory must have tried the
machine! I'm sorry to have taken up your space, but it is a problem that I
resolved after polishing umptieth times that dowel which sort of got
mashed up. It now lays dormant next to my egg yolk seperator. Hope to see
the manual soon. PDF? Thank you so much, Frederick."
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rnewell AT vcn DOT bc DOT ca
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[Simpson]

Post by r***@vcn.bc.ca
I do not know why, but people are crazy for these
classic Atomic coffee makers, formerly of
Milan.
Now they are made in Australia..
Atomic Wholesaler BON TRADING CO. 12 Oxford St, Woollahra NSW. 2025
Sydney,Australia Phone [phone]
is the contact info that keeps appearing..

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An interesting web page:

http://www.winexwired.com/winexaus/issuethree/cp.htm

[Jack Denver]

It sure beats me why Atomics go for such big $$$ on ebay, while other
similar cast Al. steam toys go for much less. I don't think it has much to
do with coffee making ability but somehow their design has achieved
collector cult status...they're valuable because collectors think they are
valuable.

Post by r***@vcn.bc.ca
I do not know why, but people are crazy for these
classic Atomic coffee makers, formerly of
Milan.
Now they are made in Australia..
Atomic Wholesaler BON TRADING CO. 12 Oxford St, Woollahra NSW. 2025
Sydney,Australia Phone [phone]
is the contact info that keeps appearing..
Here is a tip or two that has been posted in my forum..
----------------
"Dear Editor, BREVETTI means Patented, Giordano Robbiati was the designer
of the Atomic, and Milano is, as everyone knows, Milan. There is no such
thing as a Brevetti Robbiati Milano factory. Just to clear things up. The
pressure for foaming milk on the Atomic is very good and lasts quite a
long time, but the Atomic that I own came with a brass dowel with a red
knob that fits in a hole at the bottom of the coffee grind holder in
aluminium. The purpose is that once that the jug is filled with coffee and
no more spurts out, you deftly insert this dowel in the long hole, this
effectively plugs up all air and steam escape route, count to ten and then
unscrew the valve of the foaming wand, faom to heart's
content. Problem: as the aluminium has expanded with the heat, the dowel
gets inserted nice and easy, of course you do not remove it after having
done the foam trick, so you sip the coffee with your guest. When clean-up
comes you discover that the aluminium has cooled off, contracting itself
very tightly to the brass dowel. Only a hammer can help you take it off,
did I mention that this dowel is ever so slightly taper? The solution is
to back off very slightly the dowel as soon as you have finished
foaming. OR do not put it in at all, the pressure that has built up is
more than sufficient to foam, just crack that valve open never mind what's
happening elsewhere! Wonderful machine! The one that I got 2 days ago, and
all the others on E bay Australia DO NOT have the elongated hole
underneath the pot, and there is no brass tapered dowel with the red
plastic knob shown. Somebody at the factory must have tried the
machine! I'm sorry to have taken up your space, but it is a problem that I
resolved after polishing umptieth times that dowel which sort of got
mashed up. It now lays dormant next to my egg yolk seperator. Hope to see
the manual soon. PDF? Thank you so much, Frederick."
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www.coffeecrew.com Colin Newell's Daily Grind
rnewell AT vcn DOT bc DOT ca
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[D. Ross]

"Jack Denver" <***@netscape.net> wrote:

| It sure beats me why Atomics go for such big $$$ on ebay, while other
| similar cast Al. steam toys go for much less. I don't think it has much to
| do with coffee making ability but somehow their design has achieved
| collector cult status...they're valuable because collectors think they are
| valuable.

Atomics always sold for much more, even new, than such competition as
Vesuviana. Almost surely this was for the design.

- David R.

--
http://www.demitasse.net

[PaulS]

Post by D. Ross
| It sure beats me why Atomics go for such big $$$ on ebay, while other
| similar cast Al. steam toys go for much less. I don't think it has much to
| do with coffee making ability but somehow their design has achieved
| collector cult status...they're valuable because collectors think they are
| valuable.
Atomics always sold for much more, even new, than such competition as
Vesuviana. Almost surely this was for the design.
- David R.

There certainly is something about the look of an Atomic. I have 10.
They range from a 1947 model with no streamer arm to a machine with
the steam arm on the left, an orange and a brown one and lots of
brushed aluminium ones.

Paul S

[allen]

Post by PaulS

Post by D. Ross
| It sure beats me why Atomics go for such big $$$ on ebay, while other
| similar cast Al. steam toys go for much less. I don't think it has much to
| do with coffee making ability but somehow their design has achieved
| collector cult status...they're valuable because collectors think they are
| valuable.
Atomics always sold for much more, even new, than such competition as
Vesuviana. Almost surely this was for the design.
- David R.

There certainly is something about the look of an Atomic. I have 10.
They range from a 1947 model with no streamer arm to a machine with
the steam arm on the left, an orange and a brown one and lots of
brushed aluminium ones.
Paul S

I just got an Atomic yesterday at a thrift store on 3rd Ave. in New
York for 25 bucks. It's amazing. Never been used and all the parts
were there. It's coffee-colored, with the side steam arm and two
coffee carriages for the espresso arm: single- and double-shots. There
was no instruction manual, so I had to figure out how to use it last
night. Perfect coffee. Perfect art. I'm in love.

[PaulS]

Post by allen

Post by PaulS

Post by D. Ross
| It sure beats me why Atomics go for such big $$$ on ebay, while other
| similar cast Al. steam toys go for much less. I don't think it has much to
| do with coffee making ability but somehow their design has achieved
| collector cult status...they're valuable because collectors think they are
| valuable.
Atomics always sold for much more, even new, than such competition as
Vesuviana. Almost surely this was for the design.
- David R.

There certainly is something about the look of an Atomic. I have 10.
They range from a 1947 model with no streamer arm to a machine with
the steam arm on the left, an orange and a brown one and lots of
brushed aluminium ones.
Paul S

I just got an Atomic yesterday at a thrift store on 3rd Ave. in New
York for 25 bucks. It's amazing. Never been used and all the parts
were there. It's coffee-colored, with the side steam arm and two
coffee carriages for the espresso arm: single- and double-shots. There
was no instruction manual, so I had to figure out how to use it last
night. Perfect coffee. Perfect art. I'm in love.

I have a few original manuals and lots of new photocopies. Do you want
an email copy?

Paul S

[Stella]

hi Paul! Can you contact me? You will find my email address on my webpage: www.giordanorobbiati.com Best regards, Mik