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191If there%u2019s one thing sadly missing in the Australian landscape these days, it%u2019s the humble urn. Before the days of rampant Nespressoism, it seemed that everywhere you looked there was a stack of teacups, a caterers%u2019 tin of International Roast, a lady with a blue rinse and a burbling urn the size of small rubbish bin. Nothing could happen in Australia without someone %u2018whacking on the urn%u2019, whether it was at your workplace, your church or your local scout hall.These large uninsulated tins were cumbersome, and not particularly energy e%u00a0icient, so when Kambrook came along with an urn that was plastic, had a handle (making it portable) and was%u00a0a tad less hungry for electricity, it was a%u00a0winner. Robert Pataki%u2019s design became an instant Australian hero. The Kambrook urn was just as at%u00a0 home at the cricket club as on the kitchen bench, ready to sort out the tea drinkers on Christmas Day. Whether you had one in caramel or in the other popular colour, caramel, these treasures were the caterer%u2019s best friend, able to be transported e%u00a0ortlessly from the back of a Ford Laser onto a trestle table. Boasting a whopping 8-litre capacity %u2013 though nobody knows anyone who has actually filled one up %u2013 urns have cemented themselves a place in daggy gatherings Australia-wide. In the remaining few halls and school sta%u00a0rooms where they haven%u2019t been supplanted by an under-sink boiling-water system, an urn always brings a%u00a0smile. YEAR 1982DESIGNER Robert PatakiMANUFACTURER KambrookWhether you had one in caramel or in the other popular colour, caramel, these treasures were the caterer%u2019s best friend.