The First Australians, the Aborigines, believed the kookaburra made its unique and piercing sound to advise the sun it was time to rise and light the land. In recognition of this a famous Australian firm called Metters produced The Early Kooka gas stove in the 1930s.
The first models featured a most attractive large picture on the oven door of a kookaburra sitting on a scroll which carried the words ‘The Early Kooka’. Although they do not meet the standards for gas appliances today, good examples of these stoves are highly sought after for period kitchen decor.
The First Australians, the Aborigines, believed the kookaburra made its unique and piercing sound to advise the sun it was time to rise and light the land. In recognition of this a famous Australian firm called Metters produced The Early Kooka gas stove in the 1930s.
The first models featured a most attractive large picture on the oven door of a kookaburra sitting on a scroll which carried the words ‘The Early Kooka’. Although they do not meet the standards for gas appliances today, good examples of these stoves are highly sought after for period kitchen decor.