more stuff

I received an old Mercury from my cousin, which had belonged to her father.  Its only problem is the ribbon vibrator. When I pull up on it, the space bar jiggles so I don't know where it's failing.  I've got it open, ready to try ideas.

Also got this strange old coffee pot - the Super Maid.  The filter basket is more of an infuser.  I finally measured the capacity and it holds nearly ten cups, rather than the 4 or 6 I'd been estimating.  So today's batch was better - by which I mean approaching strong enough.