AUSTRALIA'S ORIGINAL AND BEST CAMP OVEN AND OUTDOOR COOKING AND CAMPING FORUM

AUSTRALIA'S ORIGINAL AND BEST
CAMP OVEN AND OUTDOOR COOKING
AND CAMPING FORUM

	am pm	Welcome, Guest. If this is your first visit to COCIA, be sure to check out the many references on the Help Board. You will have to Login or Register, before you can post. Click the register TAB below to proceed or to start viewing messages, simply select the Board that you want to visit.

Our Forums

Forum Help

Camp Oven Temperature Chart

Forum Support

AUSTRALIA'S ORIGINAL AND BEST CAMP OVEN AND OUTDOOR COOKING AND CAMPING FORUM › Camp Oven & Outdoor Cooking › Camp Ovens - The History › Kenrick & Clark valuations

‹ Previous Topic | Next Topic ›

Pages: 1

Kenrick & Clark valuations (Read 7528 times)

Jul 11^th, 2010 at 8:36am

2Blackys Offline
COCIA Gold Member
I Love COCIA
Joined: May 5^th, 2010 at 5:04pm
Last online: Feb 16^th, 2021 at 2:18pm

Gender:
Zodiac sign:
Posts: 120

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

"Never trust a man with a tidy shed!"

IP Logged

Reply #1 - Jul 11^th, 2010 at 10:29am

astroboy Offline
COCIA Platinum Member
I Love Camp Oven Cooking
Joined: Feb 7^th, 2007 at 11:34am
Last online: Feb 11^th, 2024 at 7:22pm

Gender:
Posts: 783

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

IP Logged

Reply #2 - Jul 11^th, 2010 at 11:01am

2Blackys Offline
COCIA Gold Member
I Love COCIA
Joined: May 5^th, 2010 at 5:04pm
Last online: Feb 16^th, 2021 at 2:18pm

Gender:
Zodiac sign:
Posts: 120

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 $.

"Never trust a man with a tidy shed!"

IP Logged

Reply #3 - Jul 11^th, 2010 at 4:39pm

poddy dodger Offline
COCIA Diamond Member
Joined: Jun 3^rd, 2006 at 8:03am
Last online: Mar 30^th, 2026 at 4:21pm

Gender:
Zodiac sign:
Posts: 2932

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

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

IP Logged

Reply #4 - Jul 11^th, 2010 at 10:00pm

2Blackys Offline
COCIA Gold Member
I Love COCIA
Joined: May 5^th, 2010 at 5:04pm
Last online: Feb 16^th, 2021 at 2:18pm

Gender:
Zodiac sign:
Posts: 120

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

"Never trust a man with a tidy shed!"

IP Logged

Reply #5 - Aug 27^th, 2010 at 9:25am

Stump Jump Offline
COCIA Platinum Member
I love to cook with camp
ovens
Joined: Jan 8^th, 2009 at 7:58am
Last online: Sep 7^th, 2016 at 8:10pm

Gender:
Zodiac sign:
Posts: 987

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.

IP Logged

Reply #6 - Aug 27^th, 2010 at 1:33pm

poddy dodger Offline
COCIA Diamond Member
Joined: Jun 3^rd, 2006 at 8:03am
Last online: Mar 30^th, 2026 at 4:21pm

Gender:
Zodiac sign:
Posts: 2932

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

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

IP Logged

Reply #7 - Aug 28^th, 2010 at 7:07pm

69conroy Offline
COCIA Platinum Member
I Love COCIA
Joined: Jun 30^th, 2009 at 5:40pm
Last online: Oct 22^nd, 2018 at 9:44pm

Gender:
Zodiac sign:
Posts: 666

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

IP Logged

Pages: 1

‹ Previous Topic | Next Topic ›

Link to This Topic
HTML Code:
BBCode:
URL:

« Our Forums

‹ Board

Top of this page

Page completed in 0.6611 seconds.