Thanks to @scouterjan for his 'timeline' on dating Canadian Coleman stoves on the Coleman Collectors Forum. Not obvious here, but 'Model 4H' is just visible on the bottom edge of the decal when the light catches it. Model 4H, also known as 'Vagabond' and features with the 6H 'Forester' in THIS Coleman catalogue from 1941 in the Stove Reference Library. The Vagabond has a fuel tank made of 'copper-bearing stee with heavy alloy coating' says the catalogue write-up and for a bit more outlay the Forester has a brass tank. 'Copper-bearing steel with heavy alloy coating' evidently proved distasteful to tin-worm because this Vagabond's fuel tank has survived well, with no signs of rust. A cast iron manifold is a joy to behold. '6337' and '6636' casting numbers. I read somewhere, perhaps on CCF, some conjecture about what that steel bracing section on the right of the stove case base might be - drip tray I think was one suggestion. I'd say it's a bracing component to prevent the considerable weight of the manifold from bowing out the relatively thin metal of the stove case base. For the lesser weight of the left-hand end of the manifold there are a couple of pressed grooves to do the same job of stiffening the base there. A previous owner did a fine no-nonsense job of patching heat and rust erosion on the right-hand rim, exactly where my 6H Forester of the same era is affected. Performance is very satisfying - powerful, controllable, easy to start. Action shots making pizza on it HERE. John
Night fell. Flame shots. Main burner on high, flames lifting off the burner a bit. A more usable setting. ... and a very docile simmer. Secondary burner on also.
