Object number
2000/10/1-3
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Description
This large round galvanized pan has a lid and a removable domed base inside with a large central hole and 4 smaller holes. It has a lid, with a handle, and two further handles on the sides of the pan. It was found in the garden shed of a house in Reading. This type of pan would have been used for boiling linen on top of the stove.
Physical description
pan with lid and base: metal
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'Pan // Description // A large round galvanized pan with a lid. It has 2 handles on the sides and one handle on the lid. The base is recessed within the strong rim which has 4 holes in it. There is a second loose domed base inside the pan which has a large concave hole and 4 smaller holes. // Dimensions // Height: 23cm // Diameter of top: 41cm // Diameter of base: 30.5cm // Associated information // Found in the garden shed at the above address. // This type of pan would have been used for boiling linen on top of the stove. // [pencil sketch]'
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