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[bassway]

On the Collectors tomorrow night (ABC1 4th June 20:00) is a Sydney Barista showing his collection of coffee machines.

[A_M]

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the Collectors

Oh this will spark some debate...

Vesuviana versus Atomic

Any one we know or maybe a sponsor ??

Come on SPILL the BEANS

[Topher]

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Not a sponsor - just a bloke who owns an espresso bar south of sydney.

[A_M]

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Not a sponsor - just a bloke who owns an espresso bar south of sydney.  

Should be interesting... Some chit chat afterwards ?

[Dennis]

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just a bloke who owns an espresso bar south of sydney.

LOL, and is RC working there tonight, serving turkish and playing backgammon?

[maheel]

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bump for people who forget

[Topher]

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just a bloke who owns an espresso bar south of sydney.

LOL, and is RC working there tonight, serving turkish and playing backgammon?

Ha - I missed the show after all that, have to wait for the repeat on monday. Anything interesting?

[Dennis]

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Ha - I missed the show after all that, have to wait for the repeat on monday.

Theres an extended version online.

Anything interesting?

Not particularly. Looks like Richard collects a fair few broken things. ;D

[sorrentina]

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I personally think the Martian is the real competitor to the Atomic- not the Vesuviana...

[Shannon]

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I thought it was pretty good tonight.
I just had a look at the extended stuff on ABC and it looked very much like what I saw on TV (admittedly I only caught it from the 1850s french vaccuum piece), was the extra stuff before that? Maybe Im not looking at the right link on the collectors site?
Either way I reckon it is worth looking at simply to affirm the fact that there are other nutters out there just like us.

[sorrentina]

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no doubt- and I agree. That was a very nice looking Boema- looked like it had new groups fitted?

[A_M]

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Not particularly.  Looks like Richard collects a fair few broken things.  

I have to agree with ya..

Coffee laboratory just up the road has a bigger and better collection of all things broken and working.. But then its what they may have chose to show of his collection... And good luck to him for stepping out there..... 

Hate those flashing Tampers.... So So not good  :-X  But the people running the show were impressed  

[Shannon]

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Ahh but that is part of the point of collecting the things you love - there is the good the bad and the stuff that non lovers of said collection think is cool

Who wouldnt want a skull tamper!!

[sorrentina]

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Hate those flashing Tampers.... So So not goodLips SealedBut the people running the show were impressedShocked

Oh indeed! Imagine pointing them out of all things? Hideous. I felt ashamed. I was just amazed the 50s expert didnt manage to mention James Bond at all... seems to be his main area of expertise.

But the collection was quite good- give him a break.

[Andy]

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That was a very nice looking Boema- looked like it had new groups fitted?

Thanks for the sainity check!

We had recorded the live show and I went back over it 3 times, I said to Paula "the groups caps are not from any Boema I know" and I noticed the shape of the group was square at the base (along with the missing handles on the boiler guage and the missing dome nuts on the groups).

I think it was a good collection, all things were fun, interesting, being used and were in price ranges that are reasonable for non museum collections.

Good on him for showing some of his gear I say!


A direct link to extended version... (19mb in WMV or MP4)

http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/tv/collectors/O5064_Coffee_Machines_Long.wmv

http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/tv/collectors/O5064_Coffee_Machines_Long.mp4