Historical information
The Mont Eltham Pot Belly Stove History
The Mont Eltham Pot Belly Stoves were first manufactured in the 1960s at the Burrowes family business The Lyn Iron Foundry in Coburg Victoria by Barry and his father Charles Thomas Burrowes.
The manufacture of The Mont Eltham Pot Belly continued in Victoria as The Mont Eltham Stove Co. by Barry and Glenda Burrowes in Montmorency and later in Thomastown.
The castings were produced by leading Melbourne foundries, Cox & Rosetti , and Anderson & Ritchie. They were also made in Ballarat by The Harding Bros Foundry, and in Shepparton by The Furphy Foundry.
The Mount Eltham pot belly stoves were manufactured until the late 1980s.
Physical description
Stove; cast iron pot belly stove. Very large cylinder shape with square base, grate shelf around centre, on 4 legs. Inscription on door. "Swagman" model. Made by Mont Eltham Stoves, Victoria.
Inscriptions & markings
"Mont Eltham Stoves Vic Swagman Aust"
Subjects
- flagstaff hill,
- warrnambool,
- shipwrecked-coast,
- flagstaff-hill,
- flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum,
- maritime-museum,
- shipwreck-coast,
- flagstaff-hill-maritime-village,
- domestic heating,
- domestic heating,
- stove,
- pot belly stove,
- wood fired stove,
- old world stove,
- the mont eltham stove co.,
- the lyn iron foundry,
- barry and glenda burrowes
References
- Woodfirestove Brief History of the Mount Eltham Stove Co. , Victoria, Australia
