Thread: Wiles Senior cooker.

So far information is indicating this Cooker is one of 200 made by a Company in NSW called Boyded during WW2 to Wiles design.
Boyded were used to help war time production as Wiles had trouble producing the numbers required in a short time.
So it could be a rare beast.

Originally Posted by 101 Ron

So far information is indicating this Cooker is one of 200 made by a Company in NSW called Boyded during WW2 to Wiles design.
Boyded were used to help war time production as Wiles had trouble producing the numbers required in a short time.
So it could be a rare beast.

Boyded? Were they the same company that sold Holden cars in the 1950s and 1960s?

When we were at a Military event in Gyra NSW there was one there fully restored and cooking roast Lamb for the family And I know of another in Northern NSW

I will see if I can find all the photos of the information boards they had of it.

Mrs hh.

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Boyded? Were they the same company that sold Holden cars in the 1950s and 1960s?

I have been trying to found out about any company in NSW called Boyded around WW2 and could only find Buick car dealership and workshops.
Could be someone else.........little information around.

Originally Posted by The ho har's

When we were at a Military event in Gyra NSW there was one there fully restored and cooking roast Lamb for the family And I know of another in Northern NSW

I will see if I can find all the photos of the information boards they had of it.

Mrs hh.

A few senior and junior cookers are around and some fully restored.
Most are missing steaming pots and hot water urns, etc due to rust.
In the family we had a operational junior cooker for many years and know what they can do.
What they are limited on these days for cooking is grills as we have gone from a English type diet to a more open type.
In fact the cooker in the pics is one my father owned before the purchase of the junior cooker and why I know abit about its post army history.
He sold it on to someone else who stored it since 1980.
I was supprized to stumble apon the same cooker and had it offered to me on reasonable terms.
Getting the boilers past checks for legal operation is harder these days as the boilers were built in war time and welded by non pressure vessel ticketed welders and the fact things will in time get thin and rust etc.
Having Two new pressure drums will make inspections easy if the current one is not up to scratch.
Blow off pressure is 110 lbs
Using these things teaches you how good is steam in storing energy and releasing it when required.
A jerry can of water can be brought from stone cold to boiling with in mintues just using a steam wand incerted though the jerry cans neck.
Nothing I can think of can do this so quickly.
The cooker not only steams foods quickly using little fuel, but the steam can be used for cleaning the cooker and dishes.
Plently of hot water from the seniors 45 gallon tank for washing up and showers etc if needed.
The junior cooker we had was kept at work and I used to fire it up if I needed to clean out a radiator.........wet steam is good for that.
This Boyded built one appears to be so far only the second one to survive of the less than 200 built by that company.
The roasting oven is setup so the heat from the boiler helps with the heat and fire in the oven by bolting up side by side and sharing the heat.

If you are interested in the history of these things , click on the link.

wiles2

THE WILES COOKER

Mobile Wiles cookers were a revillation of the time.
Old cargo ships had to be converted to troop ships and the ships kitchen was never big enough to handle anything more than the ships small crew.
Answer.......feed a extra 500 troops at sea by chaining down a Senior Wiles cooker to the decks and run the thing on coal.
The same idea worked for troop trains...........chain the wiles to a goods flat wagon in the train and have it cook meals ready for every train stop..

Originally Posted by 101 Ron

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Boyded? Were they the same company that sold Holden cars in the 1950s and 1960s?

I have been trying to found out about any company in NSW called Boyded around WW2 and could only find Buick car dealership and workshops.
Could be someone else.........little information around.

Don't be disillusioned. Before the war, most US made vehicles in Australia were shipped as bonnet chassis and had the bodies made locally. Holden Motor Body Builders were one company making bodies exclusively for Chevrolet before being taken over by GM.

We also know that Mosquito bombers were made in a piano factory in Sydney. So having a Buick importer/dealer, who was possibly body builder or assembly plant make Wiles cookers isn't too far of a stretch. It would make Boyded Holden likely the same company.

Diana