'Esbit' travelling stove

Made:
circa 1970

'Esbit' travelling stove, with fuel tablets, box of matches,enamel mug, (with spare string for insulating the handle), sterilising tablets and wiping cloths. Stove made in Germany c.1970.

Details

Category:
Domestic Appliances
Object Number:
2001-647
Materials:
metal
Measurements:
stove opened: 1.9685 x 4.3307 x 2.9528 in.; 50 x 110 x 75 mm
type:
travelling stove kit
credit:
Sheridan, Wendy

Parts

Enamel mug from 'Esbit' travelling stove

Enamel mug from 'Esbit' travelling stove

Enamel mug with string wrapped around the handle for insulation, from 'Esbit' travelling stove, 1970s.

Materials:
enamel and fibre (unidentified)
Object Number:
2001-647/2
type:
mug
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Cloths from 'Esbit' travelling stove

Cloths from 'Esbit' travelling stove

Wiping cloth and sponge, from 'Esbit' travelling stove, 1970s.

Materials:
textile
Object Number:
2001-647/3
type:
cloth
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Fuel tablet from 'Esbit' travelling stove

Fuel tablet from 'Esbit' travelling stove

Fuel tablet in orange cardboard box, from 'Esbit' travelling stove, 1970s.

Materials:
cardboard
Object Number:
2001-647/4
type:
fuel tablet
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Fuel tablet from 'Esbit' travelling stove

Fuel tablet from 'Esbit' travelling stove

Fuel tablet in orange cardboard box, from 'Esbit' travelling stove, 1970s.

Materials:
cardboard
Object Number:
2001-647/5
type:
fuel tablet
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Box of matches from 'Esbit' travelling stove

Box of matches from 'Esbit' travelling stove

Box of matches, 'Hotell Karelia' written on box, from 'Esbit' travelling stove, 1970s.

Materials:
wood (unidentified) and cardboard
Object Number:
2001-647/6
type:
matches
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Sterilising tablets from 'Esbit' travelling stove

Sterilising tablets from 'Esbit' travelling stove

Tube of sterilising tablets, Boots, from 'Esbit' travelling stove, 1970s.

Materials:
plastic (unidentified)
Object Number:
2001-647/7
type:
steriliser
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum