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Oven Collection (#26)

"From Regatta to Carnival Week: The Evolution of the Oven" Step back in time to August 1993, where the aroma of freshly baked goods wafted through the air at Fowey

Background imageOven Collection: A Spooner Travelling oven

A Spooner Travelling oven
A immense Spooner Travelling Oven - with the dough for loaves of white bread entering the immense baking oven section of the machine

Background imageOven Collection: Kitchen of the Commercial Religious Institute, Istanbul

Kitchen of the Commercial Religious Institute, Istanbul
Kitchen of the Commercial Religious Institute - Establishment of the Brothers at Kadikoy, Constantinople

Background imageOven Collection: Baking Flatbreads at Elisabetpol, Azerbaijan

Baking Flatbreads at Elisabetpol, Azerbaijan
Baking Flatbreads at Gjandzja (Elisabetpol), Western Azerbaijan

Background imageOven Collection: Gas advertisement 1954

Gas advertisement 1954
Advertisement by the Gas Industry promoting the use of coal-fired gas as fuel for gas cookers in the 1950s home. To drive home the point

Background imageOven Collection: Making Pastry

Making Pastry
Pastry is rolled out on the sideboard, then once cooked, the maid is shown removing the pie from the oven, and then once again with plates piled up high, ready for serving

Background imageOven Collection: Mavers Picnic Furnace Ad

Mavers Picnic Furnace Ad
Advertisement for Mavers Picnic Furnace. The handiest, safest & most useful article yet invented for Picnic Parties. Date: June 1931

Background imageOven Collection: Stone fragments in the bakery of an archaeological laborator

Stone fragments in the bakery of an archaeological laborator

Background imageOven Collection: Cottage Life in Warwickshire: Baking Day

Cottage Life in Warwickshire: Baking Day
Illustration from 1872 showing a scene in a Warwickshire village with women baking bread. Small rural communities would often have only one bread oven which would be fired up on specific days to bake

Background imageOven Collection: Social / Canada Oven 19C

Social / Canada Oven 19C
French-Canadian woman puts bread dough into an outdoor oven on a farm

Background imageOven Collection: Suggestions for the homes of tomorrow: High frequency cooker

Suggestions for the homes of tomorrow: High frequency cooker
Photograph of a woman demonstrating the cooker of the future, in which the high frequency waves cook right through the food. The invention was a forerunner of the microwave oven, commonly in use today

Background imageOven Collection: Sugar Fill-House

Sugar Fill-House
Sugar is normally sold in the form of large loaves, shaped like dunces caps : these are prepared in the fill-house before baking in the oven

Background imageOven Collection: SUGAR OVEN

SUGAR OVEN
Household sugar is normally sold in the form of large loaves, shaped like dunces caps : these are prepared in the fill-house then baked in the oven

Background imageOven Collection: Cooking Supper

Cooking Supper
Hey good looking, what you got cooking? A glamorous, happy housewife gets her casserole out of the kitchen oven

Background imageOven Collection: A HOT OVEN

A HOT OVEN
A boy watches as his mother takes a hot dish from the oven

Background imageOven Collection: Pueblo Women Make Bread

Pueblo Women Make Bread
Women of the Acoma people of New Mexico bake their bread in a communal outdoor oven shared by a number of families

Background imageOven Collection: Putting Dinner On

Putting Dinner On
A housewife pops dinner in the oven

Background imageOven Collection: Cooking Dinner

Cooking Dinner
A little girl helps her mum prepare food in the kitchen

Background imageOven Collection: C17 Baker / Woodcut / 32

C17 Baker / Woodcut / 32
A baker rolls out his dough in front of his oven

Background imageOven Collection: Old kilns for processing mercury, Mineral de Pozos (Pozos), a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Old kilns for processing mercury, Mineral de Pozos (Pozos), a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Guanajuato State, Mexico, North America

Background imageOven Collection: Defensive tower and typical peasants oven

Defensive tower and typical peasants oven, Balafia, Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

Background imageOven Collection: Eastern bread baked in outdoor communal oven

Eastern bread baked in outdoor communal oven, Olymbos (Olimbos), Karpathos, Dodecanese islands, Greece, Mediterranean, Europe

Background imageOven Collection: Tarte flambee going into the oven, in France, Europe

Tarte flambee going into the oven, in France, Europe

Background imageOven Collection: French onion tarts and oven, France, Europe

French onion tarts and oven, France, Europe

Background imageOven Collection: Abandoned kiln, Laguna Colorada, Uyuni, Bolivia, South America

Abandoned kiln, Laguna Colorada, Uyuni, Bolivia, South America

Background imageOven Collection: New Mexican Baking 1908

New Mexican Baking 1908
New Mexico : women of the Acoma people bake their bread in a communal outdoor oven shared by a number of families

Background imageOven Collection: Selling Hot Potatoes

Selling Hot Potatoes
A woman wearing a shawl cooks potatoes to sell them hot on the street; a man digs in his pocket for some coins while a boy warms his hands on the side of the portable stove

Background imageOven Collection: German Baker C18

German Baker C18
A young lady, with a shopping basket on her arm, pays a visit to a baker who is relaxing in a chair; one can only assume that he has a bun in the oven

Background imageOven Collection: Servall Grate

Servall Grate
When the days cooking is done, Dad sits beside his coal-burning Servall grate - the top bit opened out as an oven for the little woman to do her cooking

Background imageOven Collection: Baker (Series)

Baker (Series)
Le boulanger - BAKER - raking baguettes from his oven

Background imageOven Collection: Baking Day Outdoors 1872

Baking Day Outdoors 1872
Baking day in a Warwickshire village (England); the oven is outdoor, not in the kitchen

Background imageOven Collection: Steel - Electric Oven

Steel - Electric Oven
High-Temperature Electric Oven

Background imageOven Collection: Baking Bread in France

Baking Bread in France
Near each house was an oven for baking bread - making bread is a serious (and labour intensive) business at St Anne, Brittany. Not like popping out to Tesco

Background imageOven Collection: She Dishes Up

She Dishes Up
She dishes up the pie shes just taken from the oven

Background imageOven Collection: Making Jam Tarts

Making Jam Tarts
She puts jam in the tart-cases before popping them into the oven

Background imageOven Collection: Medieval Baker 14C

Medieval Baker 14C
A medieval baker takes his loaves from the oven

Background imageOven Collection: Selling Drink and Bread

Selling Drink and Bread
A French boulangerie- cabaret, selling drink as well as bread




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"From Regatta to Carnival Week: The Evolution of the Oven" Step back in time to August 1993, where the aroma of freshly baked goods wafted through the air at Fowey, Cornwall. As a bustling regatta took place, locals and visitors alike gathered around ovens, eager to indulge in delectable treats. Travel further back into history, all the way to the 1800s in a British glass factory. Skilled artisans blew molten glass with precision and finesse near roaring ovens that illuminated their craft. Their creations would later adorn elegant homes across the country. Fast forward to post-war London in 1947, where a dedicated chef worked tirelessly in a bustling kitchen. Amidst rationing and scarcity, this culinary maestro relied on his trusty oven to create mouthwatering dishes that brought comfort and joy during challenging times. In Brighton Pavilion's esteemed kitchens, A. H. Cadier – senior chef extraordinaire – found himself amidst an amusing mishap as mischievous juniors handed him fake chickens instead of real ones. Yet even amidst laughter-filled chaos, Cadier's oven remained steadfast as he continued crafting exquisite meals fit for royalty. Journey back once more to Britain's industrial revolution era; hardworking men labored diligently inside glass factories while surrounded by fiery furnaces and colossal ovens. These unsung heroes played pivotal roles in shaping our world through their craftsmanship. Triplex Grates/Ranges brochure cover invites you into a world where cutting-edge technology met culinary excellence. This advertisement showcased state-of-the-art ovens designed for modern households seeking convenience without compromising taste or quality. Venturing beyond borders brings us southwards towards Mexico circa 1850 when two women skillfully maneuvered pots over open fire communal ovens within their vibrant kitchen setting—a testament to cultural traditions passed down from generation to generation.