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Golden Rule Coffee Grinder or Mill With Original Catch Cup |
This mill was manufactured by the Arcade Mfg. Co. of Freeport,
Ill. for the Citizens Wholesale Supply Co. of Columbus, Ohio. Citizens sold medicines, candies, toiletries and their Golden
Rule blend of coffee from 1900
to 1920. The coffee was so popular that they had Arcade
make them this mill. The front reads
GOLDEN RULE
BLEND COFFEE
THE FINEST BLEND
IN THE WORLD
THE CITIZENS WHOLESALE SUPPLY CO.
COLUMBUS OHIO.
This mill was in fairly rough shape when I got it with almost
100years of dust and grease covering it so it was disassembled and all
the internal metal parts were wire brushed down to bare metal and the
external wooden parts were lightly sanded and refinished with an antique
oil finish. It had a hole that someone had drilled in the back to hang
it off a hook that I repaired. The metal plaque on the front retains
it's original finish and it's original glass window that allows you to
see how much coffee remains in the grinder. This mill is now in very
good condition and ready to put back to work if you wish. It comes with an
original Arcade No. 3 catch cup which was the one that was originally
used with these mills. It has measure marks 2, 4, 6 and 8 on the front
with hash marks in between for the odd numbers. The bottom is embossed
with Arcade Mfg. Co. Freeport Ill. with a number 3 in the middle. The
catch cup has a tiny flea bite on the upper lip and an inclusion (looks
like a scratch but is from when it was made) in the glass that starts
right below the embossed "r" in "Freeport Ill." and loops under it in
the base. The square lid on top is
original and is more rare than the round lid that is usually found on
these.
Item No. 3876 |
$495.00
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Arcade Crystal Aromatic No. 9010 Coffee Grinder or Mill With
Original Catch Cup
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This is the last of the crystal series of coffee mills
manufactured by Arcade. The 9010 was manufactured in the 1920's and has
a very sleek, art deco look with vertical lines running throughout the
mill. It has the majority of it's original finish but there are some
small areas where surface rust had started to develop. These were oiled
and cleaned to stop them from advancing. I installed a new gasket between the hopper and body as the old
one was dried out and hardened. It is in overall very good condition with only
the following flaws to report. There is some minor chipping around
the top lip of the hopper that is most likely from when the glass was
ground at the factory and
there are two areas (front and back) of missing glass on the lower lip
of the hopper where it is clamped into place by the body halves. These
were most likely caused when the original gasket gave out and the hopper
was allowed to move back and forth. They do not affect usability and are
not even visible unless you look down into the hopper or disassemble the
grinder.
The lid is in good shape and fits very tightly as most of these do. The original catch cup is
almost flawless and looks like it just left the factory with the
exception of two small black smudges on the rear upper corners that are
just rub marks from being inserted into the holder. This mill has been
thoroughly cleaned so it's ready to hang and use.
This 9010 mill measures approx. 16" tall with the catch cup and a little
less than 4" wide not including the adjustment knob.
Item No. 3999
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$425.00
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Arcade Crystal No. 3 Coffee Grinder or Mill |
Item No. 4035 |
$195.00 |
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Arcade Crystal No. 3 Coffee Grinder or Mill With Original Catch Cup |
This Arcade Crystal No. 3 has about 95% of the original finish left and
it also comes with a rare original Arcade embossed No. 3 catch cup. It has an embossed "Crystal No. 3" hopper with
the original embossed "Arcade" lid. It is also embossed
"Arcade" and "Crystal" on the main body of the mill.
The cup has measure marks 2 - 14 on the front with hash marks in between
for the odd numbers and Tablespoons written across the top. The bottom
is embossed with Arcade Mfg. Co. Freeport Ill. with a number 3 in the
middle. There is one small speck of sand or some other impurity in the
glass on the backside of the catch cup near the base. I installed some new
gasket material between the body and the hopper because the old one had
dried out and was not holding the hopper in place as it should. The
hopper does have one small chip and a little extra glass lip around the
top opening on the hopper leftover from when the glass was forced out of
the mold. The handle has a flat spot on it from the factory trying to
cut corners and cut one too many handles out of a block of wood. This mill has been thoroughly cleaned
with the interior parts wire brushed to bare metal and the exterior
carefully cleaned. It measures about 19" from the top to the
bottom of the pull ring.
Item No. 4016 |
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Arcade Crystal No. 3 Coffee Grinder or Mill |
Manufactured by the Arcade Mfg. Co. of Freeport, Ill.
this Crystal No. 3 coffee mill still has the majority of it's original
finish left with some minor chipping of the paint but is in good
condition overall. It has an embossed "Crystal No. 3" hopper with
the original embossed "Arcade" lid. It is also embossed
"Arcade" and "Crystal" on the main body of the mill.
I added a little extra gasket material between the body and the hopper
because the old one had shrunken slightly with age and was not holding
the hopper in place as it should. It has an old horseshoe and star catch
cup replacing the original. There is a small piece of cast iron that is
chipped off the backside of the handle but it's been that way for a long
time and will not cause any problems with the operation of the mill. This mill has been thoroughly cleaned
with the interior parts wire being wire brushed to bare metal and the exterior
carefully cleaned. It measures about 19" from the top to the
bottom of the pull ring.
Item No. 4030 |
$195.00
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Arcade Crystal No. 40 Coffee Grinder or Mill |
This mill is actually a two for one deal. You are
getting a functional coffee mill along with a piece of art. I'm not
quite sure what to call the artistic style on this mill but it's
somewhere between Pennsylvania Dutch and tramp art. The mill was
manufactured by the Arcade Mfg. Co. of Freeport, Ill. It has it's
original glass hopper embossed with "Crystal No. 4 in cursive script
and panels which follow through to the cast iron body that is embossed with "Arcade". The lid is
original and is embossed "Arcade"
in cursive script. This
mill has some wear to the paint that was added to the glass hopper and a
few spots of paint that were slopped on when grandpa painted the kitchen
but the black underneath is the original finish and is in good condition
with minimal paint loss. All internal and
external parts have been wire brushed or cleaned as needed. I lightly
cleaned the outside of the hopper so there was no additional paint loss. This mill
is equipped with an old jelly jar as a replacement catch cup
so it's ready to hang and use.
Item No. 4026
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$245.00
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Arcade Crystal No. 40 Coffee Grinder or Mill |
Manufactured by the Arcade Mfg. Co. of Freeport, Ill.
this No. 40 Arcade coffee mill has a
clear glass hopper embossed with "Crystal No. 4" in cursive script
and panels which follow through to the cast iron body that is embossed with "Arcade". The lid is
original and is embossed "Arcade"
in cursive script. The original gasket between the hopper and the cast
iron body was still in good shape and only needed a slight amount of
extra material added to hold the hopper tightly in place. The screw and
nut that hold the catch assembly to the body are replacements but these
are not normally used as the hole becomes a third mounting point. This
mill had some light surface rust on the exterior of the body but a coat
of Liquid Gold and a light brushing cleaned it up well enough that I
decided to leave it as is. All internal and external parts
were wire brushed or cleaned as needed
so it's ready to hang and use.
Item No. 4025 |
$195.00
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Arcade No. 1 Coffee Grinder or Mill |
The Crystal No. 1 was the first glass hopper mill produced by Arcade.
This mill has it's original un-embossed lid and hopper and a replacement
catch cup.
Item No. 3632 |
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Arcade No. 1 Coffee Grinder or Mill |
Although this mill is identified as a No. 1 mill on the embossing above
the catch cup, I refer to these as an "improved" or a "1.5" No. 1 Arcade
coffee mill. I can only assume that Arcade discovered that the original
No. 1 design which used rubber grommets to hold the catch cup needed
improvement so they removed the grommets and added a spring loaded catch
assembly.
This mill was a rusty mess with a rusted through lid so it was
cleaned to bare metal and repainted in semi-gloss enamel. It had new
gasket material between the glass hopper and the body and a replacement
lid was added along with a horseshoe catch cup. The grind is adjusted
with the screw that goes through the back of the grinder.
Item No. 3880
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Arcade X-Ray Coffee Grinder or Mill |
This mill was manufactured by the Arcade Mfg. Co. of Freeport, Ill.
around 1900. This X-Ray mill was covered with
a reddish paint or stain when I got it, so it was stripped then sanded
and
finished with a golden oak stain and an antique oil finish. It has
a clear glass viewing window with a reproduced Arcade X-Ray label
attached. This mill has it's original japanned finish on the exterior of
the cast iron and the mill was completely
disassembled and cleaned to like new condition. This mill comes
equipped with a cast copy of the catch cup that was originally supplied
with this mill. The length of the wood portion is right around 11 1/2"
(14 3/4" long with the catch cup hanging at the bottom), 4 3/4" wide and
3 1/2" deep.
Item No. 4020
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Arcade No. 25 Coffee Grinder or Mill |
This is an Arcade No. 25 coffee grinder that was
produced sometime around 1910 - 1920 by Arcade in Freeport, Illinois. It
has a plain cast iron body with "Arcade" embossed in the cast iron above
the handle. The hopper is embossed with "Arcade 25" and the lid is an
original "Arcade" embossed lid that has some small dents but screws on
and off easily. A horseshoe and star cup that is slightly cloudy is used in place of the
original which was long gone by the time I got it. The original finish
was almost completely gone so the mill was sandblasted and refinished in
a semi-gloss black paint that is very close to the original finish. All
interior parts have been thoroughly wire brushed to bare metal so it's
once again ready to grind. The original gasket was present but some
extra material was added to tighten it and to make up for shrinkage due
to age. There are some rub marks on a couple of different areas on
the glass hopper. This happens to many of the No. 25's as a washer that
should be between the handle and the body is frequently missing allowing
the base of the handle to wear to the point where it eventually strikes
the glass when rotated. The washer was replaced and the handle now
rotates without touching the glass. This is one of the shortest of the
Arcade wall mount mills at 15 1/2" so these can be mounted under most
modern day cabinets (with the cup mount overhanging the back-splash.)
Item No. 4031 |
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Arcade No. 25 Coffee Grinder or Mill |
This is an Arcade No. 25 coffee grinder that was manufactured by Arcade
in Freeport, Illinois. The
original finish on this one was very rough so it was sandblasted and
repainted in a semi-gloss black enamel which is very close to the
original finish. The grinder
body is plain with only the handle having some fancy scrollwork. The original gasket between the glass hopper and cast iron
body was intact and only needed a little extra added material to allow
it to hold the hopper tightly in place. The handle on this mill is quite
worn where it meets the body as there was no washer between them so the
handle would rub against the glass when rotated. A new washer was added
but the handle will still rub against the glass if pressure is applied
inward when rotating the handle. If no pressure is applied inward when
rotating the handle it will not touch the glass. All internal parts were wire brushed to bare metal and the
exterior has been
cleaned so it's ready to grind. This mill has a replacement lid and a
horseshoe tumbler that is slightly cloudy as a replacement catch cup. This is one of the
shortest of the Arcade wall mount mills at 15 1/2" so these can be
mounted under most modern day cabinets (with the cup mount overhanging
the back-splash.)
Item No. 4032
Arcade made the #25 mills in several slightly different versions.
Although they all had the same cast iron body style, some are embossed
on the neck below the hopper with "Arcade", but others have no embossed
name at all and yet others are found with the names "Atwood", or "Lees"
embossed. Some were produced with "Arcade 25" embossed hoppers and
others have plain hoppers. No one seems to know exactly why this was,
but I suspect that Arcade may have manufactured some of these mills for
distribution by other companies.
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Arcade Crystal No. 3 Original Catch Cup
2 - 8 |
This is an original early style Arcade Crystal No. 3
Catch Cup that was supplied with the No. 3 coffee grinders when they
were new. Not very many of these have survived through the years as they
were often broken and rather than pay the 15¢ that Arcade wanted for a
real replacement glass they would just substitute any glass they had
which would fit. It has measure marks 2, 4, 6 and 8 on the front with
hash marks in between for the odd numbers. The bottom is embossed with
Arcade Mfg. Co. Freeport Ill. with a number 3 in the middle. There are
no chips or cracks on this glass, but here is a small inclusion that
looks like a scratch under the "MFG CO" on the base that is common with
these cups and is from when it was produced. The glass is clear, but the
glass on these earlier cups tends to have a slightly darker tint to it.
This cup as well as all original Arcade cups measures approximately 3
3/4 inches tall. There was some "crud" inside the lettering on the base
that I didn't notice until after I looked at the pictures. I cleaned it
with a brush and the last picture shows the base without the "crud".
Item No.4017 |
$195.00
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Arcade Crystal No. 3 Original Catch Cup
2 -14 |
This is the later style of original catch cup that Arcade used on the
Crystal No. 3 mills. It has measure marks 2 - 14 on the front with hash
marks in between for the odd numbers and Tablespoons written across the
top. The bottom is embossed with Arcade Mfg. Co. Freeport Ill. with a
number 3 in the middle. There are no chips or cracks on this glass, just
some minor scratches and the usual swirl marks and some straw marks from the manufacturing process.
There are some heavier straw marks in the base of the cup. None of these
are cracks and most likely formed during the cooling process.
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No.4000 |
$195.00
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Arcade No. 4 Original Catch Cup
2 - 8 |
This is an original Arcade Crystal No. 4 or No. 40
coffee grinder catch cup. Even fewer of these are found as the
production runs of the No.'s 4 and 40 were much smaller than the No.
3's. It has measure marks 2 - 8 on the front with hash marks in
between for the odd numbers and Tablespoons written across the top. The bottom is embossed with Arcade Mfg. Co.
with a number 4 in the middle. This cup has a few of t
he usual straw marks from
the manufacturing process but I can't find any chips or cracks in this
one at all so this cup is in overall excellent condition probably the
best you'll find. This cup as well as all original
Arcade cups measures approximately 3 3/4 inches tall.
Item No.1612 |
$195.00
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Arcade Early Generic Original Catch Cup |
I refer to the two cups shown as Arcade
"Generic" cups as they was used on many grinders manufactured by
Arcade. This is the earlier version of the cup with the writing on the
base more towards the center and the base itself is slightly more
concave than the later "Generic" cup. In addition to the
Arcade 25's this cup also came with the Golden Rule,
Bell, and Monarch mills. This cup has no measure marks on the side, and
is only identified by the "Arcade Mfg. Co.
Freeport Ill." that is embossed in the base of the cup. As is usual
with glass of this age there are the normal swirls and straw marks, but
there are
no chips or cracks to report on this cup. This cup as well as all original
Arcade cups measures approximately 3 3/4 inches tall.
Item No. 2095
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Arcade Later Generic Original Catch Cup |
This is the later of the two Arcade
"Generic" cups used on many grinders manufactured by
Arcade. This later version of the cup has the writing on the
base more towards the outer edge and the base itself is slightly less concave than the
earlier "Generic" cup. In addition to the
Arcade 25's this cup also came with the Golden Rule,
Bell, and Monarch mills. This cup has no measure marks on the side, and
is only identified by the "Arcade Mfg. Co.
Freeport Ill." that is embossed in the base of the cup. As is usual
with glass of this age there are the normal swirls and straw marks, and
this cup also has some very minor chips near the base edge. This cup as well as all original
Arcade cups measures approximately 3 3/4 inches tall.
Item No. 2203 |
$195.00
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Arcade 9010 Original Catch Cup |
A hard to find original Arcade Crystal Aromatic No. 9010 Coffee Grinder
catch cup. This cup is in excellent original condition with no chips or
cracks to report. This cup has some of the typical swirl marks in the
glass and a seam running up the front and back, but nothing that could
be called a fault at all. It has hash marks on the
front for the measurements, and numbers 2,4 and 6 on each side of the
front. It is embossed around the outside edge of the bottom with ARCADE
MFG. CO. FREEPORT, ILL., and then in the middle of the bottom with 9010.
It measures approx. 3 1/4" tall and approx. 2 3/4" across the
top
Item No. 2476 |
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