We just finished this nice little 24″ Guidwife Portable Range for a client. This one is staying fairly local to us and will end up in a Showman’s Waggon that is currently undergoing restoration.
Category: Antique cooking range
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Self acting cottage range at Little Tew Manor
This is the other range that we restored for Lisa Shell Architects at Little Tew Manor. This basic but beautiful self acting cottage range is in an adjacent room to the main kitchen and would have provided the cooking duties, hot water and warmth for the staff.
It was in a terrible state of repair when we first visited site to make the initial assessment and had obviously seen lots of use over the years. With careful conservation techniques we were able to bring the range back to presentable order whilst retaining its history. This range will now be the focal point in a new office but will not be used.
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The Herald Range at Little Tew Manor
‘The Herald Range’ is one of two ranges we restored for our clients at Little Tew Manor. The Herald Range would have provided all the cooking services for the main household while the smaller ‘Cottage Range’ would have cooked for the staff.
The Herald Range was in a hell of state when we first visited site for the assessment but with careful conservation practice we were able to preserve the range for future generations.
Below are the before and after shots of the work
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Belle Portable restored
Here we have a Belle Portable dating from circa 1920. These ranges were manufactured by Jones & Campbell in there thousands and were the companies most popular line throughout much of the early 20th century.
This one has been painstakingly restored and is now ready to go back home where we have been assured it will be in daily use!
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Crittall Cooker in stock
We recently acquired this fantastic Crittall Cooker. It dates from the 1930s and is quite unlike any other cooking apparatus common to this country. I believe Richard Crittall & Co were working with a European manufacturers and badge engineering this cookers under there name.
The range boasts two ovens, two hot closets, a coal scuttle and a huge hot plate. It is of enameled steel construction with cast iron top plate and firebox, heavily lined with firebrick and cast and chrome plated mouldings and details. These ranges are exceptionally rare and would make for a stunning feature.
The Crittall Cooker is available as a decorative piece or fully working. We can also install this range for you if required.
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Removal of a double oven ‘Herald’ kitchen range
We were down in Devon last week to remove this fantastic ‘Herald’ double oven kitchen range. It is going to have the full treatment in our workshops and then will be returned and installed as a fully functional range. We are looking to have the work complete by January so watch this space!
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Larbert Portable Range restored
We finished the restoration of a nice little Larbert Portable Range this week. When it arrived it was in an absolute mess and has been fully rebuilt including stainless steel oven and ashpan, several new castings, new fire stones and a fully ‘black lead’ polished finish. It is now back at its home in London and will be earning its keep again once more this winter.
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A little “Nipper” stove ready for home
Here we have a nice little “Nipper” stove ready to head back home. Due to their compact size these stoves were used in all sorts of place from caravans, boats, cabins and offices. At 21″ wide they can fit almost anywhere
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1930s Crittall Cooker
We recently acquired this fantastic Crittall Cooker from the kitchen of Glynde Place in Sussex. It dates from the 1930s and is in beautiful original condition. It is of a European design, possible manufactured by the famous Briffault company and badge engineered over here by Richard Crittall & Co. The mouldings are nickel plated iron and brass the the body is vitreous enameled sheet steel.
This range is available in its original condition or fully restored back to working order.
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Stunning Hostess No35 for showmans van
They might be a lot of work but these brilliant little Hostess range really are a thing to behold. These ranges would have been fitted to the vast majority of travelling wagons and van for both the showmen and gypsies of the late 19th/ early 20th century. This examples dates from circa 1920 and now restoration is complete it will be returned to its original van
