Osborne Restoration

Author: OliverOsborne

  • 24″ Guidwife back cabin stove

    24″ Guidwife back cabin stove

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    This nice littel 24″ Guidwife back cabin stove just came into stock. They were commonly found in the back cabins of working narrowboats. We manufacture the correct type of fiddle rail and this will be refitted to the range during restoration. If you are interested please do get in touch since these stoves don’t come up very often!

  • New (old) stock

    New (old) stock

    Just a quick post to show some new stock. A lovelly little 24″ Beetonette (Carron Co) that may be marinised for use in a narrowboat and a very rare 22″ Norlond Belle (Belle Portable, Jones & Campbell).

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  • Replica 1840s ‘Midland’ range

    Replica 1840s ‘Midland’ range

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    I was recently asked to find a specific example of a ‘Midlands’ range. After much searching we sadly could not find something the correct size for the gentlemans chimney recess. We decided then to make one! Here is a picture from the early stages of the project showing a scale drawing of what we plan to acheive. The sham plates and bars placed around are originals for reference. Next stage is to cut the sham plates from 1/2″ ply to start work on the patterns. The range will eventually measure 43″ across and will comprise of original oven and boiler.
    We suspect it will be the first range of its type to be cast since around 1850!

  • Antique “Carron Dover” stove for sale

    Antique “Carron Dover” stove for sale

    Here we have a fantastic example of a “Carron Dover” stove that is now available for sale in the shop.

  • Belle Portable

    Belle Portable

    Here we have another Belle Portable for sale. Fully restored and awaiting it’s new home!

  • “Nipper”!

    Here is a little “Nipper” that came in this week for restoration. It is having a new top plate and new flue box as well as the more general restoration work. The cream mottled enamel is in pretty good order and will be kept. This is a very nice example of a rare sought after stove and it was found at a car boot sale for £25 would you beleive!

    Don’t forget O.J.Osborne & Co manufacture brand new “Nipper” stoves and they are available for £1500 in black lead finish. Enamelled finish is also available but please get in touch for a quote.

  • Belle Portable- Old and new

    Here is a customers Belle Portable in the final stages of the restoration. As you can see the majority of the top plate is new, the right hand side top plate insert, and both smoke box shells. The original parts that were in good condition have been retained. I can supply new castings for most cooking ranges so do get in touch if your range is damaged or has missing parts.

  • Restoration complete on early cooking range

    I got another restoration out last week. This one was a big project. Although it appears to be simply in its construction there was a lot of damage and required several major new castings. Since it is such an early example (circa 1820) the castings are all very thick and large. The boiler and oven are both single castings which is a hell of an acheivement for the period.
    It is now back home and awaiting to be reinstalled in a newly restored scullery.

  • Torwood Dover

    Here is a very nice Torwood Dover complete with brass fiddle rail and polished name plate. I have more of this type and similar in stock so visit the ‘Contact’ page above if you are interested.

  • I’ve been restoring a Carron Dover this week and have just finished making the ash pan and I’m pretty pleased with the results.