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Reply #360 - Jan 28^th, 2010 at 1:41pm

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To rich for me

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Reply #361 - Jan 29^th, 2010 at 8:54am

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Kingsthorpe David wrote on Jan 20^th, 2010 at 4:56pm:

I bought this BIG heavy Clark & Co No 5 (5 quart) kettle on eBay.

Sender simply placed it in a plastic shopping bag, tied a piece of string around under the handle to make a "waist" and sticky-taped the top above the handle like a ladies hair cruncher.

Then wrote my name/address with a Nicko pen on the bag which has gone through onto the kettle and has branded it.

Amazingly it survived and landed on my front porch in perfect condition yesterday! Could be a good bluff with Australia Post?
Anybody want to try this with a camp oven?

Can anybody explain why the front of the base is cut away?
Must be a reason.

KD

KD,

The raised rim extending part way around the bottom of the Clark kettle was designed to promote simmering rather than boiling water. This was achieved by the rim elevating the base of the pot slightly to reduce the area which was in direct contact with the hot surface of the stove hob.

In their heyday, these kettles were generally heated by cast iron solid fuel stoves, which were kept fired for long periods of time and a simmering kettle provided an ongoing supply of hot water for various household purposes (very few hot water services or electric urn’s in those days!!!), however if the kettle came to the boil, the contents would soon boil dry, so it was an advantage to have a kettle which would simmer over a broader range of stove hob temperatures than was generally the case with the normal flat bottomed kettle.

In addition, this rim design also made it slightly easier to tilt the kettle forward to decant water.

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Reply #362 - Jan 29^th, 2010 at 6:17pm

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Stump Jump wrote on Jan 29^th, 2010 at 8:54am:

The raised rim extending part way around the bottom of the Clark kettle was designed to promote simmering rather than boiling water. This was achieved by the rim elevating the base of the pot slightly to reduce the area which was in direct contact with the hot surface of the stove hob.

Thanks for this - too obvious!

\KD

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Reply #363 - Jan 31^st, 2010 at 3:16pm

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Re: 13" Harding on eBay sold for $303.
Did anybody here buy it?
Was tempted but already have one.
Also had to consider the Toowoomba Swap Meet next Friday when I will definately be taking some cash with me..................

KD

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Reply #364 - Jan 31^st, 2010 at 5:18pm

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$308,I reckon it wasnt a bad price for a rare oven in that condition.
cheers George

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Reply #365 - Feb 2^nd, 2010 at 6:35pm

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http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250572429554&ssPageName=ST...
fixer upper or what Undecided

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Reply #366 - Feb 7^th, 2010 at 3:22pm

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Check this out..
An Albion No. 16
9 days to go presently at $202
Pickup only Mt Evelyn Melbourne

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ALBION-CAST-IRON-CAMP-OVEN-POT_W0QQitemZ250575925117QQcmd...

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Reply #367 - Feb 7^th, 2010 at 4:23pm

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Do you want me to go and pick it up for you Aart? Roll Eyes

cheers George Wink

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Reply #368 - Feb 7^th, 2010 at 7:46pm

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VERY nice and quite rare too, definitely worth a bid.

pod

When I die I hope my missus doesn't sell my camp ovens for what I told her I paid for them. pd

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Reply #369 - Feb 7^th, 2010 at 8:04pm

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hotwelder/George,
can you please offer me the same surface that you gave to TBF/Aart?? Grin

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