Yes, Keith, the chances of that are pretty slim. The boiler numbers 2599 and 2600 actualy correspond to boilers manufactured in the late 1950s/early 1960s after Wiles did their last batch of complete Wiles 4 wheel steam kitchens in 1958-59 (which all have boiler numbers in the 2400 range), so I suggest they might be replacements? Hard to see how that could be, though. The critical number listed by Robert is the Oven assembly numbers - 174M and 749.
Wiles numbered their boilers and ovens sequentially at manufacture, commencing at assembly no.1, and reaching more than 2600 by the early 1960s. The same boilers were installed in static oven assemblies for fixed camps, Wiles 4 wheel and Wiles Junior steam kitchens. Hence, the actual number of 4-wheel Wiles is only about 1,000 or so (hard to tell, as RAAF and RAN records are pretty woeful)
The manufacturer's serial numbers for these two complete trailers were:
123508: Boyded serial 508.
44113: Wiles serial 340.
These numbers should have been stamped on the nomenclature plate, afixed to the rear panel, low down in the centre, but being bronze, are usually well gone by now.
Robert: thanks for the numbers, and look forward to receiving the numbers from the other one when you get around to it.
Regards
Mike C
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