Portable paraffin cooking stove

Portable paraffin cooking stove

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'Beatrice' No 33/1 portable paraffin cooking stove with single flat wick, one of the most popular types of paraffin cookers, by John Harper and Co., Willenhall, Staffordshire, 1930-1935

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Category:
Domestic Appliances
Object Number:
1973-290
Materials:
base, iron (enamelled), cast iron enamelled in dark mottled grey and chimney, burner, tinplate
Measurements:
length 190 mm
width 135 mm
height 275 mm
fuel reservoir capacity (approx): volume 1000 cl
type:
stove
credit:
Wilson, G.B.L.