Would you good folks on this site be able to give me an indication of the current market value of :

I.  10 gallon Clark oven, ex. condition with lid.

2.  5 gallon Clark oven, ex. condition with lid.

3.  6 gallon  J.J. Siddons oven, ex. condition with lid. (Very, very heavy !!)

4.  2 gallon Kenrick oven, ex. condition with lid. ( A real little ripper !!)

5.  4 gallon Kenrick water kettle (urn) complete with lid with brass nob, brass pipe and tap, ex
    condition.  (This would have been boiled only several times by the condition of it, like new).

I am only curious as want to insure them until down the track when they can be donated to a pioneer museum.

Thanks 2Blackys

I don't think there is any such thing as current market value, prices vary too much. To give you an idea I see plenty of those Clark boilers at a lot swapmeets and generally you can pick them up pretty cheap I mean under $100. I purchased a 10 gallon off ebay last year for $125, I picked up an 8 Gallon Siddons at a garage sale for $50 but i've seen others fetch more on occasions so i makes it hard to put a figure on it. At the end of the day it's what someone is prepared to pay you for it. I saw a 10 Gallon Kenrick at another garage sale not too long ago and the lady wanted $500 for it but she had no chance of selling it at that price, people generally think things are worth a lot more than they actually are in most cases when it comes to cast iron.
Just my opinion, hope it helps
Astro

Thanks Astro,

Perhaps it is a ast of money to worry about insurance.
It's just I seen one on Ebay, (do not know if it sold), but the seller was asking big $.

astroboy wrote on Jul 11^th, 2010 at 10:29am:

At the end of the day it's what someone is prepared to pay you for it

That's exactly what I say when people ask me how much it's worth, BTW eBay is no indication as people will pay well over the true value for something they really want, I know, I have. The old rule of thumb in the case of ovens is/was $10 an inch but that varies, many of the rarer small ovens bring big bucks nowadays.
To give you some idea, I bought a very nice original Clarke 5 gallon water fountain at an auction a few months ago, $100....
pod.

pod

Thanks PD  for the info on the $10 an inch "rule of thumb valuation"

I was speaking to a old neighbour of mine who travels and always has a stall, selling things he knocks up in the shed and his wifes craft work at country markets around here.
He told me that a "rule of thumb" valuation used at country markets around here was:
$25 per gallon up to and including a 5 gallon oven.
All ovens over 5 gallons the value drops $5 per gallon.

ie. A 4 gallon oven complete & in good nick is worth $100, (4x $25)
    A 6 gallon oven complete & in good nick is worth $120, (6x $20)
That was his formula, interesting!
Anyone else got any ideas ?
I realise if somebody is looking for a special size to complete a set by a manufacturer and you have that item for sale, they perhaps may be prepared to pay a bit more to complete it.

Regards Garry

Over the years, I’ve picked up a number of boilers and I don’t ever recall paying more than $50 for any of them and most were bought for around the $20 mark, which is all I think they’re worth. We mostly use them for decorative purposes around the house however I do on the odd occasion, cook with a couple of them for steaming or boiling purposes.

I could never justify the expenditure of big bucks on a boiler. As a collectible, they are generally inexpensive and 'as common as muck'. As a cooking appliance, they are extremely limited particularly in comparison with the versatility of a camp oven.

I would rather just save my money for good collectible or antique camp oven, which will generally prove to be a better investment and a joy to use.

You're right on the money there SJ, same as you I have a couple of the C.I. oval boilers with original lids I've picked up at markets for under $40.
Decided last year I would buy a couple of water fountains if the price was right. Recently I've found two, one was $120 at auction and the second one at the Cessnock Swap Meet a couple of weeks ago was $110, both with original lids and spigots, they look good cleaned up and with a coat of "Pot Belly Black". Like old camp ovens, they're out there if you're patient.

PD  

PD
   got to agree with you. bought a clark 4gall for $6 no
lid & hair line crack in it, good other wise.
only wanted for show, so am very happy
looks good in pot belly black

Daryl