Primus 71 dated H 1918, I did not realise this style of 71 was so old, guess I need to spend more time in the reference library (it is just not as much fun as playing outside). Goes like a new one. I generally don't hold on to white fuel stoves for long, I prefer the safety of kero and the smell of meths. Nice to play with one for a bit! Dan
It isn't! That would be approx 12 years too early for any 71 but this one - mid to late 1950's as evidenced by the decal - the name was changed from B.A Hjorth to BAHCO in the mid 1950's. The H on this one isn't a date code. These are always in a circle with letters underneath or on early codes surrounded by company name & Made In Sweden. The use of date stamps on 71's was inconsistent throughout the life of the model.
Thanks for that Ross. Makes a lot of sense. I had another look and there does not appear to be any date code at all. Feel free to change the title of my post if need be. Dan
Dan, sometimes on the Primus 71's, the date code is on the "collar" around the spirit cup. Well, it's not a cup exactly but more of a depression in the tank around where the burner stem screws into the tank. On my Primus 71, it's a numeric code that indicates the date of manufacture. See also the photo in this thread: https://classiccampstoves.com/posts/104393 HJ
Thanks Jim. Nothing there. Doesn't matter 50's sounds about right. I am going to sell this one on, me and petrol stoves do not play well together.
Dan, see if you can clean the base of the burner where it screws on to the tank, there might be a stamp. Mine looks similar and its got the stamp 1962. Ron
Looks like the 1955 version to me. The 71 is a good little stove. Don't judge it too harshly before you've taken it out an played with it a little bit. HJ
Hi Jim It is a ripper. I have had a few of these and do like them but I am cautious, I have a 3 year old daughter who sits with me nearly every time I brew up. It is great fun, but it is also distracting, as I am sure you know. A tippy petrol stove and a distracted yellowdog is a recipe for disaster. For that reason I prefer trangia type stoves or good old smelly kero. Dan
I recognize your feelings when using a petrol stove as I feel the same every single time. But so far no big damage done. Once I almost burned down my house with a kero burner as I did several things that I have warned others about. First of all, I was drunk. Second, I had never tested the stove before. Third, I had not checked anything on it. Four, I started it in the basement with only 2 meters from floor to roof, on a bench about 90 cm high. Nice flame though
...very helpful Ross and the search function worked well to find this thread. I have a very similar stove with the same H on the bottom and markings on the can as the subject stove...and was trying to rationalize how it was a 1918 model when I remembered vaguely it was the early 30's when the 71 came out. This is a nice one though. I'm thinning the herd to make some room in my gear locker so I was trying to decide whether this stays on display or goes. Here's the pics if anyone can help ID the year...for now I'm thinking early 50's. Best, Mazama
