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Reply #10 - Nov 1^st, 2012 at 6:42pm

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Billmans are suspected of making Furphy camp ovens at one stage, but Billmans deny it as have asked them.
So that IS a Furphy!

KD

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Reply #11 - Nov 1^st, 2012 at 6:50pm

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Kingsthorpe David wrote on Nov 1^st, 2012 at 6:42pm:

Billmans are suspected of making Furphy camp ovens at one stage, but Billmans deny it as have asked them.
So that IS a Furphy!

KD

On my old hard drive (now destroyed by a power surge) I had an email from Furphy stating that Billmans made ovens for them between the time they stopped pouring them at the Shepparton Foundry and when they started making them in China.

It is a shame that someone within Furphy doesn't write the history of the Furphy Camp Oven.

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Reply #12 - Nov 1^st, 2012 at 6:52pm

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Nelson wrote on Nov 1^st, 2012 at 3:12pm:

Nice find Jeff, I like the look of it and not a bad price well done

Nelson, could you please measure your Furphy to see if the sizes match the one Jeff has.

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Derek

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Reply #13 - Nov 1^st, 2012 at 8:02pm

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Thanks for the input fellas.

Derek wrote on Nov 1^st, 2012 at 6:52pm:

Nelson, could you please measure your Furphy to see if the sizes match the one Jeff has.

Great suggestion Derek. It would be appreciated if you could find the spare time do that Nelson.

Jeff

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Reply #14 - Nov 1^st, 2012 at 8:29pm

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Kingsthorpe David wrote on Nov 1^st, 2012 at 6:42pm:

Billmans are suspected of making Furphy camp ovens at one stage, but Billmans deny it as have asked them.So that IS a Furphy!

That was contrary to what they told me???? Before anyone on this site had even made mention of Billmans I placed a large order for a friend for some ovens for his groomsman along with a few for some other mates, and the manager of the foundry at the time was a bloke named John I think from memory and he made mention that they did work for Furphy in the late 90's. Just look at the handles on the lids of Billmans and the later Furphy ovens it's a dead giveaway in my opinion.
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P.S. doesn't this topic get revisited over and over and over again Roll Eyes

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Reply #15 - Nov 4^th, 2012 at 4:06pm

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Derek wrote on Nov 1^st, 2012 at 6:52pm:

Nelson wrote on Nov 1^st, 2012 at 3:12pm:

Nice find Jeff, I like the look of it and not a bad price well done

Nelson, could you please measure your Furphy to see if the sizes match the one Jeff has.

Cheers

Derek

Hi Derek I just put a tape across the top outside to outsise of the base and it is 330 mm

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Reply #16 - Nov 4^th, 2012 at 5:00pm

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I've found that Furphy lids rarely fit other Furphy ovens of supposedly the same size. In saying that none of my Furphy ovens are identical, ears, legs or lettering on the lids all vary, different molds and probably different foundries.

pd

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 #17 - Nov 4^th, 2012 at 6:00pm

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Nelson wrote on Nov 4^th, 2012 at 4:06pm:

Hi Derek I just put a tape across the top outside to outsise of the base and it is 330 mm

Thanks very much for doing that Nelson. At 330mm yours is only 6mm smaller in diameter than mine so I guess mine would be classed as a 12 inch also.

Thanks for that info too pd as that certainly seems to be the case. Going by the photos posted on the site by Nelson and others there now seems to be at least five different looking 12 inch Furphy's not including the latest made in China ones.

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Reply #18 - Nov 5^th, 2012 at 4:00pm

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Folks,

For those of us who are attending the NCOG at Broke may be able to compare a few Furphys and take a few measurements and try a few lids to see what fits what

Also if any of the said people are looking at selling and or swapping any Furphys please let me know as I would be interested

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Tone

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Reply #19 - Nov 5^th, 2012 at 4:08pm

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As previously stated by Derek and others, you wouldn't buy a Furphy for their quality.
My 14" with the KSC marking has terrible variation in wall thickness.
The 12" I picked up last week has a poor fitting lid.
I only bought them because of the name on the lids.

Aart

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