I’ve recently restored this 1928 Primus 210 which has a lovely brass clamp very neatly brazed to the side of the tank. This I believe was to enable the tank to be attached to a cycle frame. Just wondering if this was a one off modification or whether this was a production option. This seems to predate the later Terry clip which I think were a later development (pics 3&4)
I don’t know of evidence that that’s the case, and they were on sale contemporaneously. Incidentally, in copying the photo from my post you picked the one in which I was illustrating there’s a ‘wrong’ way to affix the clip in relation to the stove components. Here it is correctly attached.
Could you confirm if it is brazed to the tank (brass coloured filler material), or soft soldered (grey filler material)? I've seen plenty soft soldered to the tank, but the advert posted by John suggests they could be soldered or brazed in place, the latter of which would have been very difficult to do back in the day without the rest of the stove falling apart! I have seen the Terry's manufactured clip in adverts from the 1930s to the 1950s, I can't comment on the brass type, they were not a manufacturer option but may well have been offered added by the dealers/ironmongers, or owners would have fitted them themselves or 'had a man do it'.
On inspection, brass clamp is soft soldered to tank side - not brazed as I stated in my post. Many thanks for further information
Firstly, apologies for copying image from your post without acknowledgement. The advertising material you just posted really answers all the points. The DUNN’s clip looks really interesting and appears to use one of the pot leg sockets and corresponding tank foot for anchorage. Does anyone have one?
Thanks for clarifying how it's attached. A Dunn's stove clip is yet to surface, but having seen that advert recently it's on my list of things to have a go at making! Your No.210 looks great, but if you don't mind some constructive criticism, the combustion isn't quite right with the visible yellow in the flame. If it doesn't clean up after a few tankfuls of fuel, it will most likely be time for a new nipple, and if that doesn't give a pure blue flame, a burner de-coke.
Yes, the Dunn’s design looks rather ingenious. Thanks for observation re. flame which confirms my suspicion that a new nipple might be in order
I always figured the clamp was used while the bike was at rest, not a way to transport a stove. Duane
I was gifted a Terry Clamp many years ago. I soldered it to my 00 and have trekked many a mile with it on my 1968 Raleigh Superbe. I prefer to have the font attached to the seat post.
