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Everyday stories of country folk: 60 years of The Archers and MERL: 1951-2011, History of the World

This is a large iron kettle for suspending in the hearth. The handle is attached to a hanging loop and has a long lever which enables the kettle to be tipped easily when pouring.

1 kettle: metal [iron]; good condition

MERL list / description [MASSINGHAM FILE // THE COTSWOLD TRADITION // AN EXHIBITION AT CIRENCESTER PARK // MAY-SEPTEMBER 1951] ' RECEIPT // Received with gratitude the following articles, collected from Reading University on the 29th April, 1951: // ... // Chimney crane and kettle. // ... // Loaned by The Massingham Collection.' // 'Museum of English Rural Life // Equipment to be loaned to the Cotswold Tradition Exhibition // Cat Ref. No.: 51/163 // Hanger (for kettle) and Bracket 254/255', MERL list / description [Massingham Collection, October 1989] – 'ACC. NO.: 51/255 // NAME: KETTLE // NEG NO.: - // STORAGE: P.Ex. (Permanent Exhibition) Gallery.', MERL Miscellaneous note - "(DJ Eveleigh 7 July 1990) - See Massingham’s ‘Country Relics’ - chapter on kitchens – mentions this kettle – with tilter from Bangrove Farm, Glos – must be this one."