tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087283544997030082.post4526883317255758910..comments2024-02-14T20:17:15.115+00:00Comments on Chertsey: Ripping yarnsSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01759448161130667128noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087283544997030082.post-17617762132924728252018-05-27T16:01:40.859+01:002018-05-27T16:01:40.859+01:00Hi all,
not sure if anyone still uses this thread...Hi all,<br /><br />not sure if anyone still uses this thread, but came across your fascinating information about a No.464 Rippingille being mentioned in the 1907 edition A&N Store catalogue.<br />I still have my grandmothers No.464, but sadly it is very rusty in condition so I am amazed at the condition of the one you were so lucky to find. Mine looks very similar apart from the ornate side panels. Could you let me know where you found the facsimile of the A&N catalogue, I would really appreciate it,<br />kind regards, StephanieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087283544997030082.post-57195280041427271002014-03-14T22:21:37.150+00:002014-03-14T22:21:37.150+00:00Mine is numbered 116 AMine is numbered 116 AAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087283544997030082.post-7647917969266420112011-09-19T12:42:05.592+01:002011-09-19T12:42:05.592+01:00Sorry, mine is numbered 470.Sorry, mine is numbered 470.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759448161130667128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087283544997030082.post-20045486397373331242011-09-18T19:42:13.069+01:002011-09-18T19:42:13.069+01:00There seems to be a profusion of model numbers. Th...There seems to be a profusion of model numbers. The book I have is called 'Yesterday's Shopping' and is a facsimile of the 1907 Army and Navy Stores Catalogue - all 1282 pages of it. This lists Rippingilles stoves numbered 13, 14, 438 and 464. Mine is numbered 270. This chap here<br />http://www.lampguild.org/QandApage/archives/Q0004038.htm<br />has another one again. The differences, other than size, seem to be mainly variations on the type of door and catch.<br /><br />A couple of people have suggested that they might have continued manufacture in India after production ceased in Britain (which one source says was in the early/mid 1920s, while another shows an Indian ad for them in the 30s) and that this might account for the fancy cast sides on ours which do not appear on any of the other ones I've seen pictures of. This sounds plausible, but I can find no reference anywhere to it having been the case. I guess an email to the Birmingham Museum might be my next step.<br /><br />By the way, ours seems to be missing the plates/covers in the top. It does have two cast pot stands, but they seem to fit better inside the holes, on top of the oven. From your experience would you say that this is right, or shouldn't they be there at all?Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759448161130667128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087283544997030082.post-16465336516161648992011-09-16T18:01:28.427+01:002011-09-16T18:01:28.427+01:00Used to cook breakfast for 5 on one of these about...Used to cook breakfast for 5 on one of these about 20 years ago.<br /><br />The Riddle of the Sands reference is for a Rippingille no.3, is that in the catalogue you mention perchance?, have not found it to date.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com