Colleague of mine just said that I cut the value of this stove in half by removing the 80 years of patina... Is this valid?
It is only worth what somebody would be prepared to pay for it. Before polishing or after. If someone wanted to use it they might not want to pay for your effort in polishing. If somebody wanted to display it then they might be willing to pay for your effort. There is no fixed prices in vintage stoves - they are only worth what an individual is prepared to pay for a particular stove at a particular point in time. They have no guide prices and none are given on this site. Cheers, Graham.
I would think it matters if you wanted to keep it or sell it. If you want to keep it, then what does it matter? Just my thoughts. I'm new here, too. Ken
Walked by an old Gypsy lady who was selling this Juwel 1P. Sold everything, and cashed-in the equity on my life insurance. (quite a bargain)! I'm counting on the value of this stove to fund my early retirement since I quit my job in order to restore it. My wife left me and took the kids, but it's her loss; I still have the stove. This stove is so beautiful. She shines-up really nice, and promises never to leave me. I polish her twice a day (sometimes more). I will never buy another stove...even if her NRV leaks again. That just means she needs more attention. I know it says: "JUWEL" on her body, but I've named her "Clarisse" instead. She has a pet name for me, but thats our little secret. Last night my neighbor stopped by to see why I haven't taken-in the mail or mowed my lawn in three months. What she saw through the window would be considered "uncomfortable" to some, and "shocking" to others. Which might explain why there are several men in white uniforms at my door. They won't take my Clarisse from me. NEVER. Which is why I'm going to....
Wow, fantastic result! How did that burner cleaned so nice up? Elbowgrease? Or is there a new Clarisse and an old Clarisse
Merkwurdichliebe said; And such a new member too! Gone completely over the edge! There's a storyteller to give you a run for your money! Edit to remove silly question caused by not reading entire thread!
Okay, since there is an abundance of knowledge and opinions on this site, I thought I would throw another question your way... What's the identity and background of this carrying case? This goes with my stove and I am sure it was made for something else . But they sure do work well together. The only identifying marks are as follows: Top: "W. C. & S" Bottom: "Crawfords - F 55" Rear: "21" Thanks in advance.
It is a modified biscuit tin. Back in the day grocers bought biscuits (cookies) wholesale in these large 7lb. tins, and then retailed the contents loose. William Crawford & sons was a well known British biscuit manufacturer. These tins were popular makeshift containers for 1½ / 2 pint stoves, which were often sold without dedicated containers
Yep, Ian got it correct. Yours is a really posh conversion. I have some that still have the tin-snip cut rough edges. Whoever made yours was a good metal worker. A great piece of creative recycling. Look after it and post it in the Pariffinalia section of the gallery. Steve.
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Wow! you guys really hit this one out of the ballpark. Thanks for the quick I.D. and the history. I will post the photos in the section you suggested. When did "biscuit" bakers stop supplying these type of metal boxes? Is it possible that the "21" I see on the reverse could be a "2/" (2 p.) deposit mark? and the "F 55" could be a date code for some time in 1955"? Awful lot of effort for a 10 cent box.... thanks again
As a kid, I remember them being in use in the early 1960s. There was always a tin full of broken biscuits off to one side which were half price. As Ian has already said, your tin was for the sale of loose biscuits in a shop. I think the tins belonged to the manufacturer so there was often a deposit on them. On the two tins that I have, the deposit is a paper sticker, not stamped on the tin. There were also fancy tins that were sold full of biscuits. There are collectors of these and websites such as www.britishbiscuittins.co.uk
