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What was it for?
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2017 8:20 am
by juantotree
Hi,
Not strictly a mystery object, as this is plainly a travelling/campaign mug on stand, that would have been used with a spirit burner to heat up something.
However what do people think its specific use was, could it simply be for heating and consuming a hot drink, heating water for use as a shaving mug or something else?
Martin
Re: What was it for?
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2017 11:33 pm
by JLDoggett
Most likely for heating water for whatever was needed.
Re: What was it for?
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2017 5:55 am
by AG2012
Hi,
What ere the dimensions, I mean how much liquid, approximately ?
Thanks.
Regards
Re: What was it for?
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2017 6:04 am
by dognose
Hi Martin,
Who was the maker?
Trev.
Re: What was it for?
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2017 7:38 am
by juantotree
Hi,
The cup meaures approximately 7cms high with a diameter of 5cms and it holds 1/4 of a pint. The maker is Horton & Allday, Birmingham 1900.
Martin
Re: What was it for?
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2017 7:59 am
by AG2012
Hi,
That would be about 100 ml, too little for any drink.
It was probably used for sterilizing surgical instruments, e.g. syringes, lancets etc. when they were not disposable.
Regards
Re: What was it for?
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2017 11:04 am
by silverly
It was patented by Horton & Allday on 6 April 1901 under the heading of shaving appliances.
Re: What was it for?
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2017 12:43 pm
by dognose
Thanks to Silverly's great research, here's the details:
Trev.
Re: What was it for?
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2017 1:18 pm
by juantotree
That's brilliant information, thanks to everyone for their input and especially to Silverly for the definitive answer.
Martin