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Stunning Vintage Art Deco Keystonwear No. 138 Chrome & Butterscotch Bakelite Coffee Urn Percolator
Condition: Excellent Vintage Condition (Tested & Fully Working)
Era: Late 1930s – 1940s Art Deco
Manufacturer:Keystonwear (Keystone Silver Co.)
Model: No. 138
✨✨Item Overview✨✨
Up for sale is an absolutely spectacular example of mid-century American design. This Keystonwear No. 138 electric coffee percolator urn is a standout masterpiece of the Art Deco era, seamlessly marrying high-end engineering with timeless aesthetics. Finding this specific model completely intact, pristine, and fully operational is exceptionally rare.
✨✨Cosmetic Condition & Details✨✨
• Immaculate Chrome Finish: The mirror-like chromium-plated exterior has been wonderfully preserved over the decades. It exhibits a beautiful, brilliant shine with no wear, pitting, peeling, or dulling to the chrome anywhere. A few small micro dings noticeable on close inspection. (((Tiny)))
• Pristine Bakelite Accents: The unit features its iconic, vibrant butterscotch/orange Bakelite side handles and matching faucet lever. Every piece of Bakelite is structurally perfect—showing excellent, uniform color with zero cracking or heat warping.
• Original Stable Base: The undercarriage is clean, sitting firmly on its three original rubber feet which are fully intact and ready to protect your countertops. The bottom clearly displays the stamped factory "K" Keystonwear logo and instructions.
Completeness & Working Functionality
• Tested & Working: The internal heating element warms up efficiently and operates smoothly.
• Original Power Cord: Includes its original, unfrayed cloth-covered heater cord in excellent structural condition. It proudly retains its rare, vintage paper Underwriters Laboratories (UL) tag still wrapped around the wire. The miniature universal appliance plug provides a firm, snug connection to the base pins.
• Flawless Spout Tap: The front dispensing spout works beautifully, turning smoothly and sealing tightly.
• Complete Internal Assembly: The top is crowned by a flawless clear glass percolator bubble finial. Inside, the original pump tube stem and perforated basket spreader plate are included—both remarkably clean and entirely free of heavy coffee oils or calcified mineral buildup.
Care Instructions:
Hand wash the interior only. As stamped on the base, this appliance is "DO NOT DIP" and the electrical foundation must never be submerged in water.
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