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GHR-KE-1985-00004 Registered

Duss cooking stove

Duss · c. 1959–1979

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Identification

Reference
GHR-KE-1985-00004
Object
Duss cooking stoveVerified
Category
Stove or domestic equipment
Maker
DussVerified
Serial number
Recorded by the registry · not shown publicly
Date
c. 1959–1979Estimated from style, construction or expert opinionEstimate
Made in
Not recorded
Current location
Lamu, Kenya
Registered
8 Aug 1985

Physical description

Verified

Duss cooking stove by Duss, with an enamelled firebox door. Used in Lamu for much of its working life.

Height
916 mm
Width
531 mm
Depth
641 mm
Weight
0.1 t

Method: Applicant’s measurements

Materials
Cast iron, enamel, nickel-plated steel
Condition
Fair — Some damage, losses or later repairs.Verified
Condition notes
Some later repairs and replaced fittings.

Marks and inscriptions

“DUSS · No. ••••”

Provenance and custody history

Unverified claim

before 1987: Custody in this period is not documented. Mombasa Survey Collection, 1985: Institutional transfer by the current custodian.

The custody history is incomplete

There is a period for which no custodian is documented. Gaps are shown in the timeline rather than filled by assumption.

  1. c. 1959–1979
    Duss Manufacture
    Made and numbered ••••.
    EstimateSource: Specialist opinion
  2. before 1987
    Custody not documented Note
    Custody in this period is not documented.
    Unverified claim
  3. 1985
    Mombasa Survey Collection Transfer · Lamu
    Institutional transfer by the current custodian.
    Applicant-submittedSource: Accession register
  4. 1985
    Mombasa Survey Collection Registration · Lamu
    Entered on the Global Heritage Registry.
    VerifiedSource: Registry decision
Acquired by current custodian
Institutional transfer, 1985Verified

Inspections and verification

DateStatusOutcomeNotes
30 Jul 1985 Completed Consistent with record Inspection report held by the registry.