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Parasene 600 Paraffin Stove

Accession Number

1583.2021.1

Object Name

Parasene 600 Paraffin Stove

Created

24/01/2021

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

24/01/2021

Brief Description

Square shaped stove with paraffin cylinder on the side. Removable pot holder.

Materials

Metal

Dimensions

Stove 23x23x15 cms. Cylinder 17(L) x 9(diameter) cms

Number Of Objects

1

Colour

Gold, black

Maker

M H Berlyn & Co

Object Production Place

UK

Provenance

A company called MH Berlyn & Co made paraffin heaters back in the good old days as part of their gardening and horticulture business. It seems they began around 1905 with paraffin heaters for greenhouses, though at some point they saw a market for small paraffin cookers for use in the house since many homes didn’t have electricity back in the 1940/50’s which meant paraffin cookers and tilly lamps were the norm.
So, this is not the sort of stove you’d shove in your rucksack for a weekend’s camping - it’s more for domestic use.
We do have camping versions elsewhere in the collection along with dozens of other varieties.
We acquired this one in a junk shop for a few pounds. It was in very poor condition but lots of TLC has brought it back to life.

Acquisition Method

Bought in a junk shop

Acquisition Date

24/01/2021

Condition Check Date

24/01/2021

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

24/01/2021

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