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Set of Oval iron boilers, Cauldron, T & C Clark Co

  • Set of Cast iron pots - manufactured by T. & C. Clark & Company Limited.

    Set of Cast iron pots - manufactured by T. & C. Clark & Company Limited.

  • 5 gallon oval boiling pot (back) and 3 gallon oval cooking pot.

    5 gallon oval boiling pot (back) and 3 gallon oval cooking pot.

  • Cast iron outer with white enamel inside with a pouring lip. Made by T & C Clarke & Co. 14 Quart.

    Cast iron outer with white enamel inside with a pouring lip. Made by T & C Clarke & Co. 14 Quart.

  • 6 gallon oval boiling pot

    6 gallon oval boiling pot

  • 2½ gallon cast iron boiling pot

    2½ gallon cast iron boiling pot

  • Set of Cast iron pots - manufactured by T. & C. Clark & Company Limited.
  • 5 gallon oval boiling pot (back) and 3 gallon oval cooking pot.
  • Cast iron outer with white enamel inside with a pouring lip. Made by T & C Clarke & Co. 14 Quart.
  • 6 gallon oval boiling pot
  • 2½ gallon cast iron boiling pot

Historical information

Oval iron boiler with lid and handle, capacity four gallons (15 litres). Made by T. & C. Clark & Co., Wolverhampton, England.

T. & C. Clark & Company Limited was founded in 1795 by Thomas and Charles Clark. Based at Shakespeare Foundry, Wolverhampton, it became one of the largest foundries in the area.

Significance

These cooking pots were used by the local pioneers to cook their meals over an open fire. The flames from the fire turned the pots black.

Physical description

Oval iron boilers with lid and handle of various capacity : 2½ gallon, 3 gallon, 5 gallon and 6 gallon. Made by T. & C. Clark & Co., Wolverhampton, England. T. & C. Clark & Company Limited was founded in 1795 by Thomas and Charles Clark. Based at Shakespeare Foundry, Wolverhampton, it became one of the largest foundries in the area.

Inscriptions & markings

T. and C. Clark with their makers mark

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