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

Jul 5^th, 2015 at 6:34pm

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Hi all. First time poster here so please bear with me!

I found this camp oven for sale and was wondering if this is an aussie made furphy or the chinese version? (three photos attached, i hope!)

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Reply #1 - Jul 5^th, 2015 at 6:41pm

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Very nice Aussie made one that.

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Reply #2 - Jul 5^th, 2015 at 6:46pm

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Thanks for that.

I have noticed that some have a two digit year also stamped on the lid but this one doesn't, are the clean ones before or after a certain year? or is there no clear way to know?

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Reply #3 - Jul 5^th, 2015 at 9:07pm

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The ones without dates were made before the dated ones.

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Reply #4 - Jul 5^th, 2015 at 9:10pm

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IMO that oven was one of the last made before the ovens were made in China and it would have been made by the Billmans foundry.

In relation to the ovens with years marked on them Saltbush Bill is correct in that the older ovens didn't have dates on them. The ovens had dates on them from around 1989 to 1996 I think. After 1996 (?) they didn't have dates on them again.

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Reply #5 - Jul 5^th, 2015 at 9:40pm

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Just Email the seller I am sure he would know where it was made Wink

Or I could tell you from what a lot of people on this site agree on is that the base was cast by Furphy and the lid was cast by Billmans foundry, when Furphy were losing intrest in cast iron. A very nice camp oven IMHO Grin

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Reply #6 - Jul 5^th, 2015 at 11:16pm

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Very nice oven indeed.
Buy it!!!!!!!

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Saltbush Bill wrote on Jul 5^th, 2015 at 9:07pm:

The ones without dates were made before the dated ones.

Rory, did the one I sold you have a date on the lid??? Buggered of I can remember.

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Reply #8 - Jul 6^th, 2015 at 12:09am

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Derek wrote on Jul 5^th, 2015 at 11:57pm:

Rory, did the one I sold you have a date on the lid??? Buggered of I can remember.

Yes It did Derek, 95 on the lid and I want it. Just have to find away of SB parting with it Grin

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Nelson wrote on Jul 6^th, 2015 at 12:09am:

Derek wrote on Jul 5^th, 2015 at 11:57pm:

Rory, did the one I sold you have a date on the lid??? Buggered of I can remember.

Yes It did Derek, 95 on the lid and I want it. Just have to find away of SB parting with it Grin

I am pleased it went to a good home but boy I have done some silly things in my time Grin

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