Ekco hotplate acquired!
Passing the porch of one of Lynton's churches, I noticed a basket of items and a big notice "FREE- help yourself."
A cursory glance was quickly riveted by the name 'Ekco' on a little leaflet... It belonged to a little moulded Bakelite plate-warmer. A quick rummage, all parts present, so quickly strapped onto the back of my bike, and home with me it went (to be replaced by an envelope with donation in the letter box of course!)
The unit cleaned up very nicely. It's powered by two wax burners, in glass containers, with strict instructions to use only Price's Calorettes (there was even a box with 6 remaining, with a Timothy White's Nottingham price sticker, 43p). There's a knob on the side which moves the snuffers over the burners.
Photos, and scan of the instruction sheet, below... The instruction sheet has the numbers "11/57" at the foot, which I guess is November 1957.
A look on Price's website didn't show up the calorettes, so maybe they are no longer in production. So it'll be used only on special occasions. But it's a nice companion for my Ekco PB289 radio!
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