Can anyone enlighten me on what this stove may have been originally. It has a Coleman case, tank and pump; Optimus regulators and one Optimus and one Svea 1915 burner. The decal says "Made in Australia under arrangement with the Coleman Lamp and Stove Company Ltd".
Morning, Tony, Well, whatever it is, I LOVE it!!! Looks like a wonderful stove that absolutely merits fettling back to life, and using!! I've always enjoyed seeing the occasional combination of Optimus/SVEA burners, with a Coleman case!! This is a delightful one of those combos, and I doff my hat to you, my friend, for having scored it!! Go for it, and I'll bet you'll be happy you did, once you get that guy up and running again!! Please keep us posted on your progress, and I'll really enjoying seeing this one brought back to life, and being used!! Take care, and God Bless! Every Good Wish, Doc
Doc Challenge accepted. I will restore it to run on kerosene with its current burners. I'm not sure what to call it, though: "Optiman"? "Coltimus"? "Svolemus?" It will take me a while to get to this one, though... Cheers Tony
Could you photograph the pipework between fuel tank and burners when you've a minute Tony? The 'pipe runs' (home plumbing or stove) indicate the calibre of the plumber/constructor I've noticed, even when the components connected up are stock items. John
There seems to be a few items that were manufactured in Australia with the Svea 1915 burners. Yours looks like a Coleman HotPlate fitted with kerosene burners. How interesting! Have a look at this post. The stove in the post was made in Australia, even though titled for Canada: Coleman Pioneer sam
beautiful stove, i love the whole idea of silent Optimus burners and a Coleman fuel cell. it obviously was a user of much value to the owner. thanks for posting like i said i love this stove. buzz
John (Presscall) Here are shots of the plumbing, starting with the outlet from the tank: Connection to first burner: Connection to second burner: Burner fitting: I'm no dab hand at plumbing, but that looks ok to me. Cheers Tony
Do you have the top grate? Re what was it, I dunno but it's a riddle I hope is solved at some point. My recollection was those type were among some of Coleman's oldest, my recall was in error apparently. I expect your familiar w/Marsh's site. Your case is NOT shown but it does seem to share traits among later models ie 1930'- 40's coleman stoves, link below. At 1st look I assumed it was a franky but... Sam's link shows those type burners in a coleman. The plumbing looks possibly orig? (If so it's not a removable tank?) If it's possibly orig then 1 burner may just be a compatible replacement. Sorry I don't know what to make of it but I certainly do find it interesting thank you for sharing. omc http://tgmarsh.faculty.noctrl.edu/coleusstovemid30ear50.html
Now, the label on the stove (although incomplete) is the same as that pictured in Sam's link above. Therefore, definitely an Australian made kerosene version of a Coleman stove with Swedish regulated burners. I thought it curious when I first laid eyes on it. It comes inside a very heavy metal suitcase, but merely sits in it. It looks a bit like the stoves in the links above, except for the position of the tank. When I fettle this monster (give me a couple of weeks) I'll post detailed pics in the Reference Gallery. Geeves: It has certainly jumped a few fences between the USA, Canada, Australia and Sweden! ... By the way, Geeves, I live not too far from the Tasmanian town named after your relative. Cheers Tony
Thanks for the additonal photos Tony. You're right, there's nothing slapdash about that pipework. John
