Open coal ranges used at the Skinners' Company Hall in Dowgate Hill

Made:
1907 in London

Open coal ranges used at the Skinners' Company Hall in Dowgate Hill, City of London, for the large-scale spit-roasting of whole meat carcases for banquets, comprising large and small ranges with fire bars and adjustable cheeks to control the size of the fire, and a spit rack for the large range, all of cast iron, installed by Benham and Sons in 1907

Details

Category:
Domestic Appliances
Object Number:
1965-193
Materials:
whole, iron
Measurements:
overall (in pallet): 260 mm x 1830 mm x 1370 mm,
type:
coal range
credit:
Skinners' Company

Parts

Open coal ranges used at the Skinners' Company Hall in Dowgate Hill

Open coal ranges used at the Skinners' Company Hall in Dowgate Hill

Pallet of components from open coal ranges used at the Skinners' Company Hall in Dowgate Hill, City of London, for the large-scale spit-roasting of whole meat carcases for banquets, comprising large and small ranges with fire bars and adjustable cheeks to control the size of the fire, and a spit rack for the large range, all of cast iron, installed by Benham and Sons in 1907

Measurements:
overall (in pallet): 260 mm x 1830 mm x 1370 mm,
Materials:
whole, iron
Object Number:
1965-193/1
type:
coal range
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Open coal ranges used at the Skinners' Company Hall in Dowgate Hill

Open coal ranges used at the Skinners' Company Hall in Dowgate Hill

Pallet of components from open coal ranges used at the Skinners' Company Hall in Dowgate Hill, City of London, installed by Benham and Sons in 1907. There are 4 components on pallet comprising a fibre box of metalwork and chains, a wooden tray containing five wall bolts, metal handle, and two black-painted metal panels.

Measurements:
overall (in pallet): 260 mm x 1830 mm x 1370 mm,
Materials:
whole, iron
Object Number:
1965-193/2
type:
coal range
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Open coal ranges used at the Skinners' Company Hall in Dowgate Hill

Open coal ranges used at the Skinners' Company Hall in Dowgate Hill

Pallet of components from open coal ranges used at the Skinners' Company Hall in Dowgate Hill, City of London, for the large-scale spit-roasting for banquets, installed by Benham and Sons in 1907.

There are 4 components on pallet comprising an archival box of loose metal components and bolts, a spit roasting rack with three spits, a model pig, one drip tray with woods for roast and a board with disassembled spit roast rack.

Measurements:
overall(Drip tray): 160 mm x 1690 mm x 670 mm,
overall(spit rack): 595 mm x 3220 mm x 676 mm,
overall(board od metal rods): 60 mm x 1768 mm x 760 mm,
overall (in pallet): 260 mm x 1830 mm x 1370 mm,
Materials:
whole, iron
Object Number:
1965-193/3
type:
coal range
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Open coal ranges used at the Skinners' Company Hall in Dowgate Hill Open coal ranges used at the Skinners' Company Hall in Dowgate Hill

Open coal ranges used at the Skinners' Company Hall in Dowgate Hill

Pallet of components from open coal ranges used at the Skinners' Company Hall in Dowgate Hill, City of London, for large-scale spit-roasting for banquets, installed by Benham and Sons in 1907.

There are 7 components on pallet comprising a white long metallic oven shroud; one wooden rack comprising six long cuboid shaped metallic rods with bolts on one end; one wooden rack comprising three identical long cuboid shaped metallic rods, one long cylindrical metallic rod with bolts on both ends, one long cuboid metallic rod attached to another one long cuboid metallic rod; one small oven door with pivoting latch; one small oven door with latch plate and two mirror image large cast iron ornate plates with revoted angle iron with bolts and each with a geared wheel with handle receiving posts.

Measurements:
overall(Oven door with pivoting latch): 50 mm x 415 mm x 285 mm,
overall(Oven door with latch plate): 48 mm x 418 mm x 280 mm,
overall(wooden rack ): 255 mm x 2850 mm x 305 mm,
overall(wooden rack with 6 long rods): 135 mm x 2888 mm x 360 mm,
overall(two mirror-imaged ornate plates): 205 mm x 1390 mm x 447 mm,
overall(oven shroud): 400 mm x 3415 mm x 734 mm,
overall (in pallet): 260 mm x 1830 mm x 1370 mm,
Materials:
whole, iron
Object Number:
1965-193/4
type:
coal range
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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