It is fairly heavy for its size and is made of iron. The handle and gears turn as they should but I didn't try to actually grind any beans. I see no chips, cracks, breaks or missing pieces anywhere.
The only flaw is that the handle looks to be slightly bent downward, although I don't see how you could bend that without breaking it. The drawer is good and looks to have the beautiful original paint. It is an outstanding piece. It is about 10" high, 9-1/2" wide from edge of base to tip of handle and 5-1/2 deep from end of handle to back edge of base. The only rust I see anywhere is shown in the last photo and is very, very light surface rust on the bottom.
I'm sure it would come off with steel wool but I will leave that sort of thing to the new owner. We make every effort to research the items we offer for sale and represent the items as they are to the best of our knowledge. We are not experts on anything but do our best.
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