Coffee Roaster.
Description:
Patent for a new and improved "culinary utensil primarily intended for use as a coffee roaster, but also . . . of any article which needs to be stirred while upon the fire" (lines 12-16). This design utilizes a crankshaft to stir the beans (or other foods) as they roast.
Date:
August 23, 1881
Creator:
Walling, Edmund Pendleton