Having already viewed this stove in the Stove Reference Gallery I hope I can be excused for including it once again via the Stove Forum. Recently I was given a cardboard box containg what I thought to be a Primus brassie. The box was liberally covered in ref Primus trade marks, logos and guarantees, etc When I opened the box I found that it contained a steel clad stove showing characteristics of a Primus but it was obvious that this was not a Primus as I knew it. The general instructions on the box and on the enclosed leaflet appeared to be in Africaans and also some other native African language. There were Primus stamps and logos on the main parts such as the roarer burner, the trivet and the steel tank. Althou considerably lighter than a similiar brass Primus N1 it had some good features such as the positive Filler cap nut. . I duly flushed out the stove, refilled it with clean paraffin and it lit first time. The flame was good but may have been contaminated by some retained water from the cleaning phase but overall I am very chuffed in having a stove that was apparently built under licence in South Africa for that market. I suspect that not too many reach our shores. Better details can be got in the Stove REf Gallery under South Africa but it appears that a company called CADAM were the makers. I have added a poor image of the original Primus No1 and the SA product for interest. I hope members find this of interest and I would welcome any other info with regard to this stove, its manufacture and where it was used.
i also have a #1 that i bought on Ebay years ago.it turned out like yours to be from SA and had a steel tank painted bronze.it's a display piece as it does not seem to run as well as a "real" #1.
Dave, there is a hint of bronze on parts of this stove but I find it hard to believe that it has worn off as the general stove, cardboard box, instructions leaflet are still in relatively good condition, regards, Brian
