Hi All, just recently joined the forum, and just acquired my first spirit burning stove. I know nothing about the stove, no manufacturers markings, so I'm posting a couple of pics here to see if anyone can help with identification, what fuel to burn and if it is even complete. If I find out enough to categorize it I will put more pics n the appropriate section. Thanks in advance Paul
Hi Paul I am not much help with the stove except to say it looks like a table top meths burner of some sort! The cooking pan is a Swiss make I think Meta either a 50 or an 80. I have family in Horsham and went to school there myself! I presume its the Sussex one? Welcome and cheers Nick
Hi Nick, thanks for the reply. Yes it is the Sussex Horsham. Only been here since 2004 and we love it. Came down from Kingston upon Thames. The stove was listed as an officers campaign item....that old chestnut! But it all packs away into the pan which has fold flat handles, so I'd guess it is intended as a portable unit at least.
Hi, Pauly, Welcome to CCS! Yep, Nick pegged it, methinks. You have a small table-top Meths stove, which burns, of course, Methylated Spirits, or Marine Grade Alcohol, as it's sometimes called. Good little warmer for maybe a cup of tea, or some other small task. It may have been meant for keeping food warm, too, in a server situation. Nice looking little guy, but I have no idea who made it or when, except that it looks newer, rather than older. A guess, though... Take care, and God Bless! Every Good Wish, Doc
Hi Doc, thanks for chipping in. The burner certainly does look a lot newer than the rest of the set. The pan itself looks well used with the tin plate wearing off on the inside. The stand seems a bit too ornate to match the burner But what the heck, it all fits. My only concern is that the burner itself is complete, since I am totally new to this and have no idea what it should look like. By the way, is there some way I can configure the forum to notify me by email when a topic I am subscribed to gets a reply?
Small table top burners like that are often used in Turkey and that region generally to make coffee in an 'ibrik': http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ibrik+alcohol+stove&tbm=isch There may not be a good way to stop fuel leaking out if the stove is inverted so it may not be suitable as a camping stove.
Hi David, there is a screw on cap for the burner. It has quite a fine thread, but I don't know if it would be leakproof. Guess I should get some meths and give it a go.
These were very popular as gifts for troops (on all sides) in WW1 and afterwards. Most were made in UK, France and Germany. They normally have some sort of mark on them. This is a German version - Link Terry
That is close to a French meth stove. The burner is kept inside the cup when not in use. The variation in the pot support differs from mine but close enough. Ron
Thanks for all the replies, looks like Terry has come closest to identifying my stove. The pics he posted of his are pretty much identical. Shame mine has no markings to pin it down further, even a country of origin. I'll stick the rest of the pics in the G.B. military section as it seems the best suited category.
Paul take a look at this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Boer-War-...t-Stove-in-Leather-Case-JGC-/350754180667?nma Cheers Nick
Well spotted Nick. It would seem my £20 wasn't such a bad outlay after all. All I need now is a leather case!
Pauly, British officers were required to provide their own kit at least through WWII. There were a huge number of stores that catered to this market providing anything and everything to take on campaign. Small cook sets like yours were one of the practical and very common items, usually supplied with the leather case as with the ebay example. Some came with multiple pots and accessories, some with just the one pot like yours. Primus stoves were also available and I have seen several pictures of Tommies brewing up in the trench over a Primus. Nice score.
