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| Owner: |
Anne Woodhouse |
| Model: |
Cream 4-oven |
| Vintage: |
c1930s |
| Location: |
Newton, Dorset |
| Snapshot: |
Anne’s first AGA was installed in her first marital home in 1959 – a 52 foot converted harbour patrol boat reputed to be one of the infamous Dunkirk Little Ships, built in 1918. The 2-oven AGA was not only an excellent cooker, but also heated the water. “It was a proper yacht AGA,” Anne recalls. “Its weight on the port side was balanced by a 100 gallon water tank on the starboard side. The chrome studs at each corner screwed out and we had a complete set of chromed brass fiddles to screw in and hold pans in place in a seaway.” Anne now has a cream 4-oven AGA, dating from the 1930s, complete with the original manual. |
| Finest Hour: |
The yacht AGA made a great conversation piece. Anne remembers baffled friends asking how she cooked on the boat and her reply being, “well, the AGA’s quite good…” |
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