Vintage PeDe Wooden Coffee Grinder – 1940s/50s

✅ Short description

Compact vintage PeDe coffee grinder with a wooden body and metal grinding mechanism. The characteristic crank with wooden knob, original PeDe logo and pull-out grounds drawer give this manual grinder its authentic period appearance.

A charming piece of European coffee history that also makes an attractive decorative object in a vintage or modern interior.

📋 Quick product details

• Brand: PeDe / PéDé
• Product: manual coffee grinder
• Period: circa 1940s–1950s
• Material: wood and metal
• Colour: natural wood / silver-coloured metal

Dimensions:
• Height: approx. 10 cm
• Length: approx. 11 cm
• Width: approx. 8.5 cm
• Total height incl. crank: approx. 19.5 cm
• Crank length: approx. 11 cm

Condition: Neat vintage condition with normal signs of age and use. Please see the photos for a good impression of its condition.

☕ About the product

Coffee beans are placed into the grinding mechanism through the opening at the top. Turning the metal crank operates the grinder manually, with the ground coffee collected in the pull-out drawer with its metal inner container.

Its compact wooden construction is typical of traditional European hand-operated coffee grinders from the mid-20th century.

🏭 Manufacturer & history

PeDe / PéDé is associated with Peter Dienes, a German manufacturer renowned for its coffee grinders and other household mills. The company produced a wide variety of manual grinders, and the PeDe name became particularly well known for its characteristic hand-operated coffee mills.

✨ Special features

• Original PeDe emblem
• Compact wooden design
• Metal grinding mechanism with hand-operated crank
• Pull-out grounds drawer with metal inner container
• Attractive age-related patina
• Decorative and recognisable piece of coffee-grinding history

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