The caravel, a light sailing ship of the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries in Europe, much-used by the Spanish and Portuguese for long voyages.
Apparently developed by the Portuguese for exploring the coast of Africa, the caravel's chief excellence lay in its capacity for sailing to windward.
This is the emblem for the Arrarex Caravel lever coffee machine.
Mine is a V1.0 from the early 1960's.
They're wonderfully simple machines, and the disassembly and reassembly process is a joy. The basic components are a heating element/ boiler, a group, and a piston which is driven with a lever (and your biceps).
Tamper Diameter: 42mm
This machine's piston is totally manual (no spring) such as you will find in a La Pavoni Europiccola
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A masterpiece of design.
I love collecting these old Italian coffee machines.
They look great, and give me such pleasure every morning.
This machine was the first with temperature control.
The thermotat at the rear really pushed the boundaries of home espresso.
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..The elegance of the tamper .
Tamper Diameter: 42mm
This machine does not have a closed, pressurized boiler.
It's often referred to as a open boiler.
It's basically a kettle without a airtight-sealed lid.
This has the advantage of stable temperatures, but they can't produce steam (so no cappuccinos).
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