Boiler pan
George Fowler, Lee & Co. Ltd
Category
Metalwork
Date
1910 - 1930
Materials
Metal and brass
Measurements
305 mm (Height); 360 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Reading
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 939088.1
Summary
Two-handled outer pan with brass manufacturer's plaque, part of a metal (possibly tin or tinned metal) boiler/sterilizer by George Fowler Lee & Co., 72 Queen's Road, Reading, Fowler's Patent No. 258159, c. 1910-1930. Also includes (b) hinged and perforated stand in the bottom of the pan (now detached), (c) two-handled lid, rusty.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).
Marks and inscriptions
GEO. FOWLER, LEE & CO. LTD. / FOWLER'S / No. 258159 / PATENT / 72, QUEEN'S RD. READING (embossed on brass plaque)
Makers and roles
George Fowler, Lee & Co. Ltd, manufacturer