Electric coffee makers have already existed since the 19th century. However, appliances similar to the current ones were only introduced in the 1950s. Already at the beginning of the 1960s, Melitta® launched its first filter coffee maker on the market, in collaboration with Widman: “MA 120” – a maker that made history. During these years, coffee makers – with a price of around DM 120.00 – were still a real luxury item.