A rich visual history of over 300 years of American and European coffee-grinding devices

Even before its current zenith of popularity, coffee has been a favorite beverage worldwide for centuries. To prepare coffee beans for use, human ingenuity has created hundreds of versions of coffee grinders, and this book is devoted exclusively to them.

Includes: 

• 600 quality color photographs that offer a marvelous tour of the best and most sought-after examples of coffee grinders from around the world.
• Accurate information about the makers and the time and place of manufacture, making the book a valuable resource for collectors. Values provided for each example.
• A foreword by Joseph E. MacMillan, a leading authority on coffee grinders and author of the MacMillan Index. 

[AuthorName]By Michael White and Judith A. Sivonda[/AuthorName][AuthorBio]A leading collector of coffee grinders, Michael White is a founder of the Association of Coffee Mill Enthusiasts and the author of Early American Coffee Mills.
Judith Sivonda is a leading collector of coffee grinders. Her special interests include the coffee grinders made in Connecticut, where she lives.[/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]600 color photos[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle]American, English, and European[/SubTitle][ColorPattern]600 color photos[/ColorPattern]