MHillyard Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Found this local on ebay and paid the sum of 99p for it. I'm not exactly sure of the use of it so any help would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHillyard Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 no ideas? Any info would be appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 I think they were designed to fit over a steam tube to heat the fluid and contents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 I think it is a later version of the T.O.T. Disinfector that was designed for brigade transport on lorry, cart or camel. Instructions are in Field Service Hygiene Notes (India) 1940 together with old favourites like the Serbian barrel, the Aldershot box & the Railway disenfecting van. Looking in Field Service Hygiene Notes (India) 1945 it covers the Field portable disinfector No.3.This seems to be a double version of yours with an operator's seat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Suslowicz Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 I think they were designed to fit over a steam tube to heat the fluid and contents. I reckon it's for use with Burner No.1 or equivalent, and is for sterilising (delousing?) blankets from what I can read of the instruction label. May be for field hospital rather than laundry use, of course. Operation appears to be: fill bottom of unit with water to a specified level. fold blankets as directed (so that there are no air gaps between the blanket and the sides of the unit that would let steam escape rather than passing all the way through the blanket load). Insert blankets as required, close and fasten lid, turn on heat (or place on heater), time three minutes from when steam escapes from top before turning off the heat or removing from heater. Just my 2d worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Suslowicz Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 ...and Clive beats me to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 ...and Clive beats me to it! Just by 3 minutes, although we both had 3 weeks to think about it seems:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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