potted history of rayburn solid fuel cookers post - Harworth Heating Ltd

It was available with or without a hot-waterboiler and with a left or right-handed oven,also available were optional extras such as thesplash back, plate-rack, and a plinth to raiseby the height by 6 inches. The standard boilerwas plain cast iron, with the option of having itglass lined (enamelled) or of copperconstruction.Original Version Has Cast Lifting CoverDuring the 1970's the door handles werechanged to the horizontal pattern and the fluedamper was brought up above the hob, with aredesigned flue chamber.By 1988, the left-hand oven option wasdiscontinued.Production finally ceased by the mid 1990's.THE ROYALIntroduced in 1958, the Royal took over as adirect replacement for the Rayburn No 3, withwhich it shared many of the same features. Aone-piece insulating cover was standard, aswas the 'drop down' style door handles.A re-styled flue chamber was provided, but theflue damper remained below the hob, with anindicator registering on the back-plate.It was available with or without a hot-waterboiler and with left or right handed ovens, alsoavailable were optional extras such as thesplash back, plate-rack, drip tray and a plinthto raise by the height by 3.75 inches. Thestandard boiler was plain cast iron, with theoption of having it glass lined (enamelled) or ofcopper construction.In 1968 the option of twin insulating coverswere offered, before becoming standard.During the 1970's the door handles werechanged to the horizontal pattern and the fluedamper was brought up above the hob, with aredesigned flue chamber.By 1988, the left-hand oven option wasdiscontinued.The mid 1990's saw more colour optionsintroduced together with chrome platedinsulating covers and were re-designated 200S& 212S. Later changes included slam catchoven doors.From 2005 onwards, the flue damper moved tothe front of the chamber and a positive catchwas added to the fire door.Production continues.Early in 2006, the model re-designated SFW toemphasise its wood burning capability.Rayburn Royal - Later Model Separate LidsLater Still Rayburn 212S with Chrome Lids3