Today I went to my favourite antique shops and came across what looks to be a very old camp oven, after doing a bit of research on the Internet it looks like this camp oven was manufactured for the Wellington surplus store, but unfortunately the company went bankrupt.
Then I think the contract to supply camp ovens went to the E& G Foundry in Fremantle.
The camp oven looks to be in excellent condition apart from having its legs removed, I paid $70 for the oven,
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Hi Nelson

There is still a Scandia Stove Company in Victoria that put out a camp oven called a Hog Pot.  Have seen them in several stores around the place.  Not sure if there is any connection.

I did contact them once and they told me that the ones they have are made in China.

Have a look - http://www.scandiastoves.com.au/otherproducts.html

There seems to be some similarity in the ears.


Derek

Hi Nelson

Yes looks very much like a E&G & the Dungog Forge that were made in Belmont WA in the early 90s.
What are the dimensions?

Geoff
COwest

Thanks Derek for the link, I will send them an email to find out if they know any think about the scandia foundry in WA. Geoff the oven is a 10 inch   :)

Thanks Nelson
Did you find out where the Scandia were cast?

The Dungog Forge oven is a 13" & cast by Jones Foundry in Belmont closed/Moved in (1995)
Yes photos will come as soon as i now how to post them & i can book time on the home computer

Geoff

Hi Geoff  I received this e-mail today from scandia

Hello Nelson,
 If it is one of ours it (which it looks like, but I do not recall having
WA on any) it would have been imported from China anywhere in the last 25
years.

Regards,
Jake Cassar

Scandia Stoves & Spares
Lot 1 Melbourne Cres
Seymour  VIC  3660
Australia
www.scandiastoves.com.au

not much help I am afraid but I still believe this camp oven was manufactured somewhere in Western Australia.
I'm going to try and do more research and hopefully one day I will find out who casted it, anyway after cleaning and seasoning the oven came out looking great  :)

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I put this in the history section.  I think this needs exploring more.

This CO was part of the collection on the tray of an old truck in the Tourist Information place in Newman (WA).

If not completely visible in the pic. it has:   SCANIA  WA cast onto the lid.
12", the base has ears similar to a Metters but the legs were round and stumpy. Photo taken by mikel


This oven was in a museum in Southern Cross WA, November 2011 by nelson

This foundry closed down sometime  in the sixties , but I am still to find out ware it was in Perth. I have also seen one at the Narrogin museum in WA

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Hi yes the Scandia oven was cast in perth i think they went bust in the late 60s or early 70s
I will find out the next few days as my dads mate worked there and he is a bit of a historian

I noticed the Scandia's in the photos are legless, were they manufactured with legs? :)

eddy wrote on Dec 3^rd, 2012 at 11:37pm:

Hi yes the Scandia oven was cast in perth i think they went bust in the late 60s or early 70s I will find out the next few days as my dads mate worked there and he is a bit of a historian

That information would be great to have Eddy.

Jeff

Stump Jump wrote on Dec 4^th, 2012 at 8:29am:

I noticed the Scandia's in the photos are legless, were they manufactured with legs? :)

SJ, yes the ovens did have legs, A little bit longer then Furphys stubs, the small one that I have as had the legs cut off, but the 14 inch is still intact  :)

eddy wrote on Dec 3^rd, 2012 at 11:37pm:

Hi yes the Scandia oven was cast in perth i think they went bust in the late 60s or early 70s I will find out the next few days as my dads mate worked there and he is a bit of a historian

Eddy, welcome to COCIA I an looking forward to your next post on the  Scandia foundry  :)

Nelson wrote on Jan 6^th, 2012 at 8:43pm:

This foundry closed down sometime  in the sixties , but I am still to find out ware it was in Perth

I have taken this from a copy of the "WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE" ,dated 27 January1965.

http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu323/wtfrunamuk/addy1.jpg


So we now know the Foundrys Addy was - Ladner Street ,O'Connor,Western Australia, and it was still casting in the mid 60's . :)

Nice work Guss :)

Guss wrote on Oct 10^th, 2016 at 10:19pm:

Nelson wrote on Jan 6th, 2012 at 8:43pm: This foundry closed down sometime  in the sixties , but I am still to find out ware it was in Perth I have taken this from a copy of the "WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE" ,dated 27 January1965. http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu323/wtfrunamuk/addy1.jpg So we now know the Foundrys Addy was - Ladner Street ,O'Connor,Western Australia, and it was still casting in the mid 60's . :)

The Foundry is also mentioned in another copy of the "WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE" Schedule list of respondents dated Oct,1977.

http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu323/wtfrunamuk/scan2.jpg

Hmmmm, looks like the Scandia Foundry was still operating in late 1977 :)