Hot beverage

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Coffee pot

In the 17th century, coffee and chocolate pots looked very much alike, with the handle perpendicular to the spout.

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Coffee pot with burner and filter, EMSA

Hot water is poured into the top part of the coffee pot, gradually flowing through the filter and into the coffee.

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Coffee pot

This handmade coffee pot features a hallmark with a double circle, three crowns and a partial inscription indicating that the metal used was made in England by PH Muntz (1872) with 60% copper and 40% zinc.

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Coffee cup, Starbucks

Symbolising ephemeral and takeaway products, the disposable paper cup is said to have been invented in imperial China around a thousand years ago.

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Set of coffee cups, Kahla

Set of porcelain coffee cups made in Kahla (Thuringia) in Germany.

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Tea service

Porcelain tea set featuring a blue floral pattern.

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Tea machine, Special. T

This tea machine, with its curved style inspired by Japanese temples, recognises the different capsules so as to adapt dosage, water quality, temperature, and infusion time based on the tea variety.

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Frother

This utensil, called a 'molinillo' in Mexico, is used to prepare hot chocolate.

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Self-stirring mug

This decidedly modern cup is battery-operated.

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Cup for drinking hot chocolate, Nestlé

This cup was most likely used in an American restaurant serving 'Nestlé' hot chocolate.