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Høvik Verk Paraffin Stove

Accession Number

1028.2012.1(a-h)

Object Name

Høvik Verk Paraffin Stove

Created

31/10/2012

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

31/10/2012

Brief Description

Paraffin Stove in blue Christiania Glasmagasin hinged metal box with carrying handle.Three pot rests, and two burner parts.

Materials

brass and steel with tin box

Dimensions

Box-17.5(l) x17.5(w) x 9(h) cms Stove 13(diameter) cms

Inscription Description

"HØVIK VERK" on bottom of stove.On box oval plaque with "CHRISTIANIA GLASMAGASIN" and flowery motif.

Colour

boz-blue, stove-gold

Object Production Place

Norway

Provenance

HØVIK Verk paraffin stoves are the Norwegian version of their Swedish neighbours, Primus. Indeed, they actually made stoves for the Swedish company BA Hjorth (aka Primus) for a while, from 1953 to 1961. These stoves being HØVIK‘s only export models since their own brand was pretty much restricted to the Norwegian market which has made them a bit of a rarity elsewhere.
Christiana ( old name for Oslo) Glasmagasin began life in the 1700’s making glass products, though they diversified as the years went by into lamps and lighting and at some point started retailing HØVIK Verk paraffin stoves, a fine example of which we have here in the collection.
Translating nowadays as the Oslo Glass Store, Christiana Glasmagasin, have customised the tin with a fine brass plaque and it looks like ‘someone’ has repainted the tin at some point.
HØVIK Is a suburb of Oslo and Verk means Works or Mill.

Acquisition Method

Doanted by Mick Tighe

Acquisition Date

31/10/2012

Condition Check Date

31/10/2012

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

31/10/2012

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