Victorian Coffee Wagon N Scale 10mm-15mm
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Coffee was not a particularly popular beverage in America until after the Boston Tea Party in 1773. At that point, as Tori Avey states in her article The Caffeinated History of Coffee, “…making the switch from tea to coffee became something of a patriotic duty.” Coffee’s popularity was encouraged by the Civil War because of the boost of energy soldiers got from the caffeine. During the Civil War, the U.S. Christian Commission (U.S.C.C.) made it their mission to provide different comforts to soldiers during the war, including coffee. The U.S.C.C. made multiple coffee wagons which were based on the design patented by John Dunton on March 24th, 1863. The Coffee Wagon and the Civil War Dunton based his design on an ammunition caisson which allowed these coffee wagons to be drawn by horses. The U.S.C.C. would have roasted and ground the coffee beans themselves, which was a bit of a luxury for the soldiers as they typically would have had to roast and grind their own beans if they wanted coffee. The coffee wagon was designed with multiple boiler units. Each boiler unit had its own firebox below it which was attached to its own chimney. Each boiler unit also had a spigot on the front where the coffee would be poured from. The coffee wagon could produce as many as 108 gallons of hot coffee an hour which warmed the spirits of many troops during its heyday. This design is based on the description provided. Should be a straight forward print, though it is a work in progress. Feed back is appreciated!
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