I decided to post these pictures in case I died before getting around to cleaning it up and getting it running. The outer cap is a replacement of course. Everything else is original. Ben
Excellent Ben @z1ulike , especially with that stunning trivet. Now, getting it running, fine; but cleaning, why? - just look at that patina. Fabulous as it is Ian
@z1ulike That is superb! Can you post some more photos of the burner (without the outer cap)? Cheers Tony
@z1ulike From those photos of the burner, it appears to me that the burner did not ever have the fixed outer cap ring with the holes like this one. Ben, is there any sign that a fixed ring was ever there? Tony
No sign of a fixed ring. I've got a couple of those stoves and know what you're talking about. There is no obvious way to secure the cap to the stove. I think it was just set on top and therefore easily lost. I doubt you could remove a fixed ring without obvious damage to the burner. Ben
Yes, 1893 sounds a bit too early. I would rather say the last few years of the 1890's. 1897, or so. It's a great piece of history! Good find, and thanks for showing us, Ben. *N.B. The original title which said 1893 has been amended to 1897+
1893 probably is too early. The fill cap says that it was patented July 4, 1893. I haven't researched the stove at all so I went with that. I added "circa" in front of 1893 which means approximately, around, about, roughly 1893. July 4th is also Independence Day in the U.S. so the stove was patented 117 years to the day after the nation's founding. I have no idea when it was made. Ben
If I may make a suggestion,soap and water only on that. Then take that beauty out to the picnic table on a overcast but bright day and take some pics. Light oil will bring out the highlights on both the brass and the trivet. That stove-trivet is a antique stove photo archivers dream.
