Frederick Metters

Two of his brothers earlier founded a similarly named company in Victoria known for domestic and industrial cooking ovens.

Once the fire was properly alight, the upper flue would be closed, so the heat of the flames would be drawn down past the oven and hot-water tank before escaping up the chimney.

All patternmaking, casting, finishing, machining, enamelling (only the second factory in the colony after A. Simpson & Son to succeed in this demanding art), sheet metal work and assembly was done "in house".

[10] Around this time began his association with Henry Langdon Spring (c. 1863 – 21 April 1937), newly arrived from London, whom he later took on as a partner.

By 1907 Metters had a showroom on George Street, opposite St Andrew's Cathedral, advertising stoves made from locally produced iron.

[14] In 1908 Metters and his son Frederick Hubert Metters purchased from Burton and J. Snodgrass ( –1913) a sizeable property 30 miles (48 km) above Morgan, South Australia which they named "Murray View", and there built a house and established a substantial grove of oranges, as well as other fruits,[15] Doradillo grapes, peanuts and lucerne.