The Scottish Mountain Heritage Collection
910.2011.1
Wee-Dex Liquid gas stove
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Hermione Cooper
24/05/2011
Rusty blue tin box with leather handle containing portable double burner cooker/heater which has a gas cylinder with valve, folding metal plate and metal grid. Also has a lighting attachment.
metal,leather
35(l) x 11(w) x 13(h) cms
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On tin box-"DEX INDUSTRIES LTD ARGOSY WORKS KINGSTON ROAD LEATHERHEAD SURREY WEE-DEX PORTABLE GAS COOKER PATENT NO 576806" Also instructions for use.
blue,cream gold
Dex Industries
Surrey
This would seem to be a fairly early liquid gas stove from around 1949. Calor bought out Dex Industries sometime in the 1950's from what we have read, making Dex stoves a bit of a rarity.Dex Industries also seem to have made some kind of 'blowlamp' for burning weeds which might account for the 'Wee-Dex' logo on the attached advert. Mick Tighe bought this one in an antique shop for £5 in 2011.
Donated by Mick Tighe
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Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007
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