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25th Mar 2018, 1:49 pm | #1 |
Dekatron
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1920's? Electric Fire.
I have just received an Electric Fire, COS-MOS make. Looks like one could make toast on the guard, or heat a pan in it ! I wonder if that flex was original ? Has any one any information on Cos Mos ? I wonder when they were first sold?
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25th Mar 2018, 2:23 pm | #2 |
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Re: 1920s ? Electric Fire
It may be a stylised Cosmos, judging from the quotation marks. Not much clearer though!
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25th Mar 2018, 2:33 pm | #3 |
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Re: 1920s ? Electric Fire
Is it a Metropolitan Vickers logo between the Cos & Mos in the photo? Cosmos was their name for domestic products.
https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/images...ick_1922TP.jpg Lawrence. Last edited by ms660; 25th Mar 2018 at 2:40 pm. Reason: addded link |
25th Mar 2018, 4:27 pm | #4 |
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Re: 1920s ? Electric Fire
Yes, a Metropolitan Vickers product. Here's half a page from Sunco's catalogue for 1929 showing, I think, the very model: and for good measure the side of a lightbulb box of the same period.
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25th Mar 2018, 8:44 pm | #5 |
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Re: 1920's? Electric Fire.
Thank you for your replies Gents, It looks the same style as the 1922 picture but the 1929 fire has the same feet, I have a feeling it may have been offered for sale a year or two earlier. The two core cable is like cotton covered bell wire, I know its only one kW but I can imagine it would get warm at the very least.
John. |
26th Mar 2018, 9:51 am | #6 |
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Re: 1920's? Electric Fire.
There's meant to be a wooden knob to tilt the guard, in order to turn over the toast.
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