Need help identifying coffee pot (?) w/ PA&SS marking

[maralinc]

I'm trying to identify the below silver pot and have been unsuccessful. I found the pot in my moms basement and no one knows anything about it. I don't even know if it is a coffee pot or chocolate pot. Any ideas?? Is it even a coffee pot? Any ideas how I can find out more about age and maker?

http://home.comcast.net/~gmlincoln/silverpot_sm.jpg

[2209patrick]

[paulh]

Pots with a short spout such as this were usually hot water pots, for topping up the tea pot. Coffee pots tended to have a long spout usually coming from the bottom of the pot.

Chocolate pots are not as common and are usually characterised by a hinged “flap” in the lid into which a swizzle stick was inserted to mix up the chocolate.

Paul.