Rich Grise fired this volley in news:jbrkpo
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If it was two pieces, I'd have said, "early coffee percolator without
the
internal tube thingie

They weren't percolators, Rich, the were "Vacu-lators".

The water bubbled up through the tube under steam pressure. When it was
removed from the heat, it was sucked back down through the coffee
grounds.

I have owned both glass and stainless steel versions, and next to a
_good_ drip coffee maker, they make the best brew around.

Lloyd