Older gem scone trays were made of cast iron. This more modern one is made of cast aluminium.This domestic kitchen baking tin is typical of the period when when most food was made at home. It would have been before the time of mass food processing factoriesA solid cast aluminium gem scone tin. It has hemisherical indents for baking 12 small cakes.WAYdomestic food-preparation gem-scones baking

Gem irons were heated before adding batter. The design was unchanged for many years. Also known as drop scone iron.Cast iron gem scone iron, for 12 sconesgem irons, baking utensils, cooking

Gem irons were heated before adding .The design was unchanged for many years.Cast iron gem scone iron, for 12 scones, painted blackgem irons

Believed to have been made by William Taffe of Hymettus in the early 1940s these iron scone trays were a popular baking tray in the family home of the early twentieth century.The iron tray is an example of domestic kitchen equipment used in the late 19th to mid 20th century for baking gem scones or similar in a wood stove. These particular gem scone irons are believed to have been made by William (Bill) Taffe when working at a local foundry in the late 1930s-40s.Small cast iron trays of twelve concave cups for scone mix to bake gem scones. These have been left in damp conditions and severely weathered and rusted.Nilcooking, baking, scones, ballarat, william taffe, cast iron, kitchenware

This domestic kitchen baking tin is typical of the period when when most food was made at home. It would have been before the time of mass food processing factories.Two vintage heavy cast iron gem scone tins or trays, one slightly larger than the other. Each has 12 hemispherical indents for baking 12 small cakes.cooking equipment, kitchen equipment, kitchenware, baking tins, cake tins

The gem scone iron was used by the donor, A. FullerThe gem iron was an essential part of the kitchen when wood stoves were used, and baking biscuits, scones and cakes etc. was part of everyday life. Many of the oven trays were made of cast ironBlack cast iron tray with twelve cups welded together for making gem sconesdomestic items, cooking

This cake tray is an example of domestic baking equipment used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The mixture would be cooked in a combustion, wood-fired oven, and the convenient handles at each end would be used to remove the tray after baking. The cake tray is an example of domestic kitchen equipment used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its heavy weight indicates that it was used in a wood-fired or combustion oven. It is the forerunner of today's aluminium, non-stock and silicone baking trays. Cast iron cake tray with moulded half-sphere shapes for a dozen (12) cakes, gem scones, drop scones or other small baked items. The pan has handles on the short ends.flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, cake tray, cake tin, cake pan, cake mould, cupcake, gem scone, drop scone, baking tray, baking tin, cooking, baking, baking equipment, cast iron cake pan, domestic cooking, cooking equipment, vintage, bakeware