Conceal Postcard Collection in This Mahogany Cabinet ; Truro Auction Centre

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One can only commiserate deeply with the kitchen maid proudly holding two roasted birds on a large platter in front of her, while standing beside a model of a Perfection oil stove. These had no wicks, so the advertisement promised, but blue flames for cooking which was the best and hottest as should they burn yellow, a lot of smoke and smut is created.

This makes an awful lot of extra work, of course, in cleaning all pans, as indeed would the whole system if only this was available. But this was at a time when there were still domestic servants, and gas was becoming widely available, so is now an attractive pictorial card of 22 x 17in when inviting interest of Pounds 80-Pounds 140 in Truro Auction Centre on Friday.

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Conceal Postcard Collection in This Mahogany Cabinet ; Truro Auction Centre

The maid's full skirts would be a nuisance as they are on the floor, and she would ...

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