OT: More Trivia on Grinders and Other Things

[Guest guest]

Yep,

It does get easier to open and close it after you use it a few times!

*Smile*

Chris

http://www.alittleolfactory.com

 

> I finally got the bottom off & with

> > more use it will probably loosen up. It's a dandy little grinder.

> > Just did cinamon bark fine as powder.

>

>

> Y'all keep smiling, Butch http://www.AV-AT.com

>

[Guest guest]

Hi y'all,

 

Something else came to mind on the grinders .. the design is more than

300 years old and hasn't been changed - no need to change it. I got a

note from a lady while ago that said:

 

> Thanks for the quick response. I finally got the bottom off & with

> more use it will probably loosen up. It's a dandy little grinder.

> Just did cinamon bark fine as powder.

 

Back when the Ottoman Turks were grinding coffee like civilized folks -

and I'm talking in the 1800s, the US Army of the West was still using

the steel butt plate of their rifles to smash the beans .. really. In

fact, for those who like history and also weapons, you might know that

there have been a few military weapons designed in the past that had

built in coffee grinder capability .. ;-p

 

Wanna know the history of coffee? I wrote that up .. go to this URL:

 

http://www.BSI-hq.com/coffee.html

 

Wanna know the history of Turkish Puzzle Rings .. go to this URL:

 

http://www.BSI-hq.com/rings.html

 

Or about Meerschaum .. then you gotta go to this URL:

 

http://www.BSI-hq.com/pipes.html

 

Y'all keep smiling, Butch http://www.AV-AT.com