Traction steam engine copper kettle, Thompson, Ritchie & Co
Traction steam engine copper kettle, Thompson, Ritchie and Co 2.5 pint Quick-boil copper kettle designed and made by Thompson, Ritchie and Co, 34 Victoria Street, London in for Steam Traction engines, use on the engine while on the go and on the spirit burned when the Traction engine is not in use The 'quick-boil' feature is achieved by channelling heat from the flame up those tapered tubes, installed radially bottom to top. Same principle as the boiler tubes in steam locomotive boilers and just as efficient Boiling times are noticeably quicker than modern Kettles, but a real benefit too is that although the concave base offers a decent measure of windshielding, siphoning off heat up the 'boiler tubes' means there's less reflected down onto the stove top, the boiler tube principle giving more surface area for the heat with other kettles the flames spill around and up the outside of the kettle which is not as efficient as directing those flames through tubes within the kettle. The lid is has a nice porcelain knob I know these are selling in America for up to £500 each but I will only post to UK addresses. The unit has a nice old copper patina, which you can view in the pictures, the pictures of a polished copper kettle are ones I have borrowed to show it's effectiveness in use Collection from Ireby in Cumbra, CA7 or courier charge fully insured is £10 Read More