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A 1950s Morphy-Richards iron with original box. Donal Morphy of Chislehurst, and Charles Richards of Farnborough, Kent, met whilst working at Sydney S Bird and Sons [3] and formed Morphy-Richards Ltd on 8 July 1936 at an oast house in St Mary Cray in Kent. Morphy and Richards were joint managing directors, and had raised £1,000 starting capital.
In 1960, the K2 kettle was introduced, which was manufactured for the next thirty years, and was possibly the company's best-known product. [5] In 1972, Russell & Hobbs produced the world's first all-plastic kettle, called "The Futura", which was spout-filled and equipped with an external liquid level indicator. The model was designed by Julius ...
A collection of vintage cast iron cookware. Most of the major manufacturers of cast iron cookware in the United States began production in the late 1800s or early 1900s. Cast-iron cookware and stoves were especially popular among homemakers and housekeepers during the first half of the 20th century.
Breville is best known for its home appliances, specifically blenders, coffee machines, toasters, kettles, microwaves and toaster ovens. [3] As of 2016 [update] , the company also manufactured "Creatista" coffee machines for Nespresso , and distributed other Nespresso products in Australia, New Zealand and the USA and Canada, including the ...
By the 17th century, it was common for a Western kitchen to contain a number of skillets, baking pans, a kettle and several pots, along with a variety of pot hooks and trivets. Brass or copper vessels were common in Asia and Europe, whilst iron pots were common in the American colonies. Improvements in metallurgy during the 19th and 20th ...
A Kelly Kettle in use. Note the cork stopper is not in the water spout while water is being boiled, this is for safety reasons. Kelly Kettle, Storm Kettle, Ghillie Kettle, Thermette, Survival Kettle and Volcano Kettle are trade names for portable devices for boiling water outdoors using twigs and other small combustible materials; these devices consist of a water jacket surrounding a fire ...
A kettle, sometimes called a tea kettle or teakettle, is a device specialized for boiling water, commonly with a lid, spout, and handle. There are three main types: the stovetop kettle , which uses heat from a hob , the electric kettle , which is a small kitchen appliance with an internal heating element , and the whistling kettle , which emits ...
The Tommy cooker was a compact, portable stove, issued to the troops of the British Army ("Tommies") during World War I and World War II. During World War II, "Tommy cooker" was also a derogatory nickname for the M4 Sherman tank.