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The All Gas Kitchen The kitchen recreated in the museum is a middle class kitchen dating from the mid 1920's. It is loosely based upon illustrations appearing in the magazine "1001 Uses for Gas" An important aspect of this all gas kitchen is the emphasis on labour saving devices and finishes, points which were particularly important to middle class women who found that they were increasingly involved in the kitchen as were a growing number of working women. Architects too demanded appliances that fitted their new and more streamlined kitchens - the emphasis being on hygiene, bright colours and convenience. As a result appliance manufacturers moved away from bare cast iron which required a large amount of time and effort to keep clean, developing new appliances to accommodate these new demands. Enameling, the automatic oven thermostat and a more functional appearance were just some of the developments which took place during the 1920's. Being faced with increasing competition from electricity, manufacturers also promoted other uses for gas such as remote gas switches, gas irons, water heaters of all kinds and refrigerators. The following gas appliances appear in the kitchen: cooker, radiant fire, hot water circulator, instantaneous water heater, gas iron, copper, lights and light switches.

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