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  1. Hyperlinked Documents of Swedish Manufacturers

    A very useful spreadsheet compiled & maintained by Shagratork that works on most platforms with hyperlinks to all documents & their contents in the Reference Library. Includes a tutorial on use so you can get the most out of this fantastic resource.

  2. The Primus Factory - 1930's

    A unique gallery of photo's from the Primus Factory on Lilla Essingen dating from the 1930's. Courtesy of Bo Ryman
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    Latest: Screw Press No:6 igh371, Mar 19, 2019

  3. Articles

    This section includes articles on manufacturers, their history & other stove related topics.
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    Articles

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    1. Manufacturers

    2. Stove Models

    3. Other

    Latest: J.V. Svensons Fotogenköksfabrik gieorgijewski, May 21, 2019 at 7:51 PM

  4. Catalogues & Parts Lists - Subscribers Area

    Vintage catalogues & brochures, essential material for the stove historian & researcher. As well as parts info in many of the catalogues, this section also includes dedicated parts info sheets.
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    Catalogues & Parts Lists - Subscribers Area

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    1. America

      1. Coleman

      2. Homestrand

      3. Lovett

      4. Phoenix

      5. Prentiss Wabers

      6. Other Brands

    2. Australia

      1. Handi Works Pty Ltd

      2. Other Brands

    3. Austria

      1. Phoebus

      2. Other Brands

    4. China

      1. Red Heart

      2. Other Brands

    5. France

    6. Germany

      1. Aida

      2. Gustav Barthel

      3. Enders

      4. Ernst Hãhnel

      5. Petromax

      6. Turm

      7. Other Brands

    7. Great Britain

      1. Falk, Stadelmann & Co Ltd

      2. Samuel Heath & Sons (SH&S)

      3. Monitor

      4. PIFCO

      5. RM MFG & Engineering Co Ltd

      6. John Shaw & Sons (JS&S)

      7. Tilley

      8. Townson & Coxson

      9. Turley & Williams

      10. Valor

      11. Villiers

      12. Other Brands

    8. Italy

    9. Japan

      1. Hope - Manaslu

      2. Other Brands

    10. Netherlands

      1. N.V. Saval Apparatenfabriek

    11. New Zealand

      1. Tibco Products Co

    12. Norway

      2. Høvik Verk

    13. Portugal

      1. Hipolito

    14. Sweden

      2. K.F. Erikssons

      3. Lux

      4. Hugo Möller

      5. Primus

      6. Optimus

      7. Radius

      8. Max Sievert

      9. Other Brands

    15. Switzerland

      1. Meta

      2. Other Brands

    16. Other Countries/Unknown

    Latest: 1936 Eriksson's '3 Crowns' and 'Excelsior' leaflet. Rangie, Mar 20, 2019

  5. Instructions

    Instructions for classic stoves. There is some duplication here as this section is also an archive of the documents themselves.
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    Instructions

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    1. America

      1. Coleman

      2. MSR - Mountain Safety Research

      3. Phoenix

      4. Prentiss Wabers

      5. Hank Roberts

      6. Taykit

      7. Vulcan Safety Stove

      8. Other Brands

    2. Australia

      1. Companion

      2. Handi Works Pty

    3. Austria

    4. Czech Republic

    5. Germany

      1. Aida

      2. Gustav Barthel

      3. Bat

      4. Desca

      5. Enders

      6. Ernst Hãhnel

      7. Turm

      8. Other Brands

    6. Great Britain

      1. Falk, Stadelmann & Co Ltd

      2. Monitor

      3. Parasene

      4. RM MFG & Engineering Co Ltd

      5. Townson & Coxson

      6. Charles Twigg

      7. Valor

      8. Other Brands

    7. Norway

      1. Fuhrmeister

      2. Høvik Verk

    8. Portugal

    9. Sweden

      2. K.F.Erikssons

      3. Optimus

      4. Origo

      5. Primus

      6. Radius

      7. Max Sievert

      8. Other Brands

    10. Others

    11. Military

    Latest: Rear page of Optimus Instruction manual no 81 Listertrucks, May 26, 2019 at 7:13 PM

  6. Patents

    Patent documents relating to classic stoves. If you have a patent document not listed please upload it here.
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    Patents

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    1. Gustav Barthel

    2. Josef Borde

    3. Coleman

    4. Marris Ltd (SIRRAM)

    5. Monitor

    6. Optimus

    7. Primus

    8. Radius

    9. Valor

    10. Other

    Latest: Arrangement with priming fuel dispenser in tank lid SE40323 Doc Mark, Mar 21, 2019

  7. Advertising

    A gallery of old advertising signs, adverts & promotional material
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    Advertising

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    1. America

      1. AGM

      2. Coleman

      3. Hydrocarbon Burner Co

      4. Other Brands

    2. Austria

      1. Phoebus

      2. Other Brands

    3. Australia

    4. Germany

      1. Gustav Barthel

      2. Gebrüder Bing AG

      3. Ernst Hãhnel

      4. Petromax

      5. Other Brands

    5. Great Britain

      1. The Kitson-Empire Lighting Co.

      2. Monitor

      3. John Shaw & Sons (JS&S)

      4. Tilley

      5. Other Brands

    6. India

    7. Sweden

      2. Optimus

      3. Primus

      4. Radius

      5. Max Sievert

      6. Other Brands

    8. Other Countries/Unknown

    Latest: Coleman Quick-lite Co. of Australia (26 July 1930 shagratork, May 18, 2019

  8. Labels & Packaging

    An archive of box labels, packaging etc - often vibrant & colourful, these items help capture the nostalgia of the classic stoves.
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    Labels & Packaging

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    1. Great Britain

      1. Monitor

      2. Valor

      3. Other Brands

    2. Korea

    3. Sweden

      2. Optimus

      3. Primus

      4. Radius

      5. Svea

      6. Other Brands

    4. Other

    Latest: Optimus 8R Hunter Celsius233, May 25, 2019 at 1:56 AM

  9. Documents & other ephemera

    Letterheads, Share certificates & other ephemera
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    Documents & other ephemera

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    Latest: Primus envelope optipri, Feb 28, 2019

  10. Stoves in Film & Literature

    Throughout its history the camp stove has found its way onto the pages of many literary works, from fiction to accounts of intrepid expeditions & we occasionally catch a glimpse of an old stove in a movie. This section is a list of some of those references. If you find a stove reference please submit it here.
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    Stoves in Film & Literature

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    1. Stoves in Literature

    2. Stoves in Film

    Latest: Colin Fletcher, The Man Who Walked Through Time monkeyboy, May 23, 2019 at 3:09 AM