Passion Espresso
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A few pics. Lot of rust, brass oxidation. Asbestos, but luckily everything came without any breaks.
Some original stuff, this is a pot, it was set there a small mobile gas burner but it was also possible to burn coal (and other?). Was fed by two small doors at the bottom of the device.
A finally quite small boiler, fully coated with a mixture of plaster and asbestos.
Oh surprise ! An heating element…Â
False joy…. this one won’t heat nothing more… đ
Pascal
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Hi all,
A wonderful machine.
Chromes are splendid, but unfortunately also very stung, I must refurbish most. Original screws were not of a great quality, everything’s very rusted. Basis of the machine is done of a heavy brass piece, same for the groups, a beautiful quality of manufacture.
I have started to take it apart, a bit different of an espresso coffee machine, I come back as soon as I’ll have sorted my pictures.
Pascal
October 12, 2012 arrives home a parcel with this inside. Family heirloom brought from Italy by an amateur.
It’s been almost one year now she expects her care, I started work, so I’ll talk soon.
Pascal
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Put on sale again after cancellation…
This great Faema Mercurio for a great restoration. Zodiaco group, the best group for the best espresso.
The heating element is dead I replace it by a brand new one
 Informations by here
Pascal
Faema Mercurio first generation
My chrome plater had some problems, 6 weeks late in work. But it’s now finished.
A so beautiful machine this Mercurio, one of my 5 prefered machines that’s sure.
This French made group was so beautiful one wonder why Faema didn’t continue to produce it. Saturated design was there but they decided to stop. When we know how few years later saturated groups will be the most appreciated like with La Marzocco !…
Pascal
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Pascal
Faema e61 For Sale.
The group on the right will be replaced by a classical e61 group.
 Informations there
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 I usually love to keep original aspect of a beautiful old beauty. But when it’s too damaged it makes no sens. This will be entirely re chromed.
Really too pleasant to make pictures with a so beautiful subject… one could think he’s the best photographer đ
A different type of collection, a different collector
An email requesting a machine restoration followed up by a quick phone call was enough to get my attention and make me drive to the Luberon, a beautiful region of Provence located an hour away from Marseille. It turned out to be an exciting and enjoyable meeting where I had the opportunity to discover an incredible collection owned by a very unique collector.
David L is used to deal and collect unusual industrial objects, including radios, lamps, big projectors and, most recently, stoves. His massive and impressive stove collection rendered him a few articles in trendy decoration magazines and even a 5 minutes TV spot in the very popular French morning news program Telematin. IÂŽm not a professional in this field, but I will try to tell you what I had discovered that day.
I was not equiped to do a photo shoot in his warehouse where he stores more than 200 old wood and coal stoves. Each of them is more beautiful than the other. For me, it was like a revelation, as a door that opens to a world that I didnŽt know that existed before. Therefore, my excitement to discover an industry with plenty of imagination. Every creation is finely crafted and richly decorated that might take the form of a US building U.S., an English mansion, a radio, the front part of an American car.
One of my favorites is this splendid Salamander.
A few other
 
The collector’s favorite
 
It should be a shame not to bring a few shots of the splendid radio.
Nothing to see with my usual Zenith, but he saw I was falling in love for this other splendid one. He will make gift, many thanks again David.
And as if necessary, a link with our passion, man loving beautiful things, this object found at a flea market đ
To extend the visit I highly recommend a walk on his website: http://vintagefrenchstoves.com/index.html
Pascal
Hi all
Still to finish the small touches of paint on the plastic badge “Faema” but I can’t resist the urge to show you the last few pictures. This restoration was a good experience, I learned a few basics of some of the work of brass sheet.
I’ll let you judge the result.
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