The earliest Atomic coffee machines had either a ladle shaped jug or the triangular jug.
The handle on the ladle shaped jug pictured here was attached to the side of the jug with a single rivet. This handle came in two styles - smooth or kinked.
The handle on the triangular shaped jug was attached to the back of the jug with two vertically aligned rivets. Click here for a picture.
The triangular shaped Atomic coffee machine jug appeared on the original patent drawing filed by G. Robbiati on 26th June 1947. More....