boiler; farm

Maker
Carron Co
Description
Black and gold coloured farm boiler with blue interior. A rather worn oval panel on the front depicts a farm scene with animals. Purchased by the vendor from the army c1980 to heat bitumen for plumbing work in Lancaster. It was reputed to have been used by the army to make soup in at the time of the Boer War.
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Department
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Maker
Production place
Carron Iron Works/Stenhouse Rd/Stenhousemuir/Larbert area
Signature & date
moulding:front:"The-----/---Tepp---"
moulding:door:"CARRON COMPANY"
Measurement type, part and reading
Dimensions:0 - Whole:H 84cm (H 2' 9 1/16")
Dimensions:0 - Whole:Dia 75cm (Dia 2' 5 1/2")
Accession number
1993-036-001

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