The Scottish Mountain Heritage Collection
069.2008.1(a-f)
Sirram High Speed Kettle Set
09/10/2008
Hermione Cooper
09/10/2008
Sirram High speed kettle set in rectangular metal box. Removable lid with handle. Two compartments inside tin. In first compartment , round kettle with hinged carrying handle and removable screw top lid.
Tin
Tin box - 9(h)x28(w)x19(d) cms. Kettle -6(h)x57(circumference)cms.
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Inscription on metal plate on lid reads "SIRRAM HIGH SPEED KETTLE SET. NO. HS3 CAPACITY 3 PINTS SEE WASHERS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION AND CAPS SCREWED DOWN FIRMLY BEFORE LEAVING HOME. TO BOIL:-REMOVE SCREW CAPS AND INFUSER. USE INFUSER CAP AS KETTLE LID. POUR SPIRITS ON STOVE UNTIL SATURATED, PLACE IN THE KETTLE COMPARTMENT AND LIGHT. TURN HINGED SUPPORTS INWARDS AND PLACE KETTLE ON THEM. HOOK THIS LID OVER EDGE OF CASE TO SHIELD KETTLE AND POINT THAT END TOWARDS WIND. TO PUT OUT STOVE,REMOVE KETTLE AND BLOW DOWNWARDS. OCCASIONALLY - CLEAR PERFORATIONS IN STOVE WITH A PIN. TO MAKE TEA:- PUT THREE HEAPED TEASPOONS IN INFUSER,FIT LID, PLACE IN KETTLE AND TWIST SEVERAL TIMES RAPIDLY IN EACH DIRECTION."
Dirty silver
Britain
A company called George Marris & Co in Birmingham were busy making bedsteads and brass/ copper pots and pans back in the 1800’s. They diversified a little into the picnic hamper, camping stove market around1906 using the brand name ‘Sirram’ which is Marris spelt backwards.
Not sure how old our wee kettle set is, possibly as early as the 1930’s, but more likely 1950’s. There are lots of different models around and thousands of Sirram picnic hampers.
The Kettle Sets were often part of a hamper but could be bought separately. They would run on solid fuel or methylated spirits and the set we have here seems to be missing the spirit burner. We have a couple of Sirram Pods- Atmospheric Stoves elsewhere in the collection and suspect they came from sets like this.
09/10/2008
28/04/2009
Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007
28/04/2009
Sirram Atmosphere Stove
Sirram Atmosphere Stove
Sirram Boiling Set