In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
WOODBLOCK
Etymology
Noun
woodblock (plural woodblocks)
A woodcut.
(musical instrument) A percussion instrument consisting of a hollow block of wood struck with a drumstick.
(printing) A wooden block used as a printing form.
Synonym: woodcut
(philately) The emergency issue of the Cape triangles, printed in 1861.
Source: Wiktionary
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