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Hay oven
Wooden hay oven with hinged lid and metal handles either side. Inside insulated with a ground weave of jute with a felted wool surface, and the insulating 'cover' inside has been stuffed with straw.
Pots of food would be brought to a boil and then placed in a box filled with hay or straw. Additional hay or straw would be added around and on top of the pot. Households were actively encouraged to adopt this method of fuel saving cooking during the Second World War. This box was made by a carpenter and used in Monmouth during the War.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
F00.2.44
Acquisition
Donation, 12/1/2000
Measurements
Length
(mm): 450
Width
(mm): 443
Height
(mm): 357
Height
(mm): 660
Material
wood
jute (fabric)
wool (fabric)
Location
In store
Categories
Second World WarComments are currently unavailable. We apologise for the inconvenience.