RARE VINTAGE 1947 (Date letter K) ELKINGTON & Co SILVER PLATED 3-PIECE FLAMBE SPIRIT STOVE / BURNER
THIS RARE COLLECTABLE ITEM IS ALSO IN FUNCTIONAL CONDITION AND WAS MANUFACTURED BY ELKINGTON & Co , BIRMINGHAM DURING 1947.
THE ITEM IS A THREE PIECE SILVER PLATED FLAMBE SPIRIT STOVE / BURNER WITH A DOMED STYLE TANK/CANISTER WHICH FORMS THE BASE. THE TANK/CANISTER IS CONVENIENTLY ALSO FITTED WITH A PAIR OF HANDLES. THE WINDING WICK MECHANISM FUNCTIONS SMOOTHLY TO ADJUST THE HEIGHT ETC OF THE WICK AND THE ITEM USES A SMALL SCREW ON / OFF CAP TO REFILL. FITTING INTO PLACE ONTO THE CANISTER IS AN ORIGINAL PIERCED METAL DESIGN REST WITH ROLLED BASE AND RIM. ABOVE THE REST IS A REMOVABLE CAST METAL PLATE UPON WHICH THE POT ETC WILL REST WHEN IN USE.
THIS VERSION OF ELKINGTON & Co DATE LETTERS BEGINS IN 1937 WITH A CAPITAL "A" WITHIN A SHIELD, FOLLOWED BY "B" FOR 1938, "C" FOR 1939 ETC. BASED ON THIS THE LETTER "K" IS FOR 1947 (silvercollection.it/ELKINGTON.html)
ELKINGTON & Co ARE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT NAMES IN ENGLISH SILVER AND CERTAINLY THE MOST IMPORTANT IN SILVER PLATE. THE COMPANY BEGAN MANUFACTURING IN 1836. BY 1838 THEY HAD DISCOVERED A METHOD OF ELECTROPLATING ONE METAL TO THE SURFACE OF ANOTHER AND BY 1840 PRODUCTION OF SILVER PLATED WARES WAS UNDERWAY. ELKINGTON HELD ROYAL WARRANTS FOR QUEEN VICTORIA, KING EDWARD VI, KING GEORGE V, KING EDWARD VIII AND KING GEORGE VI.
STAMPS/MARKS ETC : THE ITEM IS STAMPED UNDERNEATH - "30817, E & Co" FOLLOWED BY - "E & Co" IN GOTHIC, THEN - "ELKINGTON PLATE, ENGLAND" AND "K" WITHIN A SHIELD
CONDITION : BESIDES FAINT AGE RELATED PATINA ALL THREE PIECES OF THE ITEM ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH NO RUST, DENTS, DAMAGES ETC
SIZE : 15.6cm HEIGHT OF TANK WITH WICK.....13cm HEIGHT PIERCED CYLINDER.....2.4cm HEIGHT OF CAST METAL PLATE .....19.6cm HEIGHT ENTIRELY WHEN ALL THREE PIECES TOGETHER.....22.8cm DIAMETER OF BASE.....17.5cm DIAMETER OF CAST METAL PLATE
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