The Main No. 53 Gas Cooker
ManufacturerManufactured by
R & A Main Ltd
Date1920s
Object NameCooker
Mediumcast iron, asbestos
ClassificationsChemicals and Gas
DimensionsOverall: Height: 33.5 cm, Width: 32 cm, Depth: 48 cm
AcquisitionJohn Lovie Gas Works Collection.
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS040331
Keywords
The door on the front is hinged on the right and is closed with a lifting latch. The inside of the door has a cast inscription "No. 53". Inside the over are two cast iron tubes with a line of small holes, one on each side. Above this are a black metal sheet (removable) and a rack with 4 different levels. This currently supports a shelf/rack consisting of an open square with four bars across (removable, possibly a grill?). At the very top is a removable shelf with a cast inscription "WHEN BAKING OR ROASTING / KEEP THIS SHELF ON TOP RACK".
Above the door on the main body is the cast inscription "No. 53 THE "MAIN" No. 53".
The top section has a gas bob with two retractable panels. Underneath are two cast iron tubes with a line of small holes, one along the front and one along the back.
The mains supply tube runs down the outside on the right and has two brass taps on.
early 20th Century
