Does anybody have any idea who made this "Easycook" stove? It has no manufacturer ID. It had two Primus outer burner caps, but they could be 'aftermarket'. It is most likely Australian-made. The funny thing about this stove is that someone tried to run it on citronella oil... It came from the North Coast of New South Wales so that explains the citronella! I will have to give it a very good de-gunking.
Knight84 Thanks for that. When I strip it I will check to see if they are complete Primus burners. Tony
I would bet money that the stove has Primus burners. The knobs screw into the burner jam nut. Interesting stove. I would say it's made for boats. Jeff
I would think it would have sissy bars if was was made for boats......It is a neat simple design though.
It hasn't got 'sissy bars' or any place to put them, or to place swing arms... definitely an idoor stove, though. Maybe a caravan (trailer) stove?
Might I suggest THIS? It's an Australian company with the same name and, though not identical, the logo is similar. Of course being Yankee (a pejorative in Briton) I do not have European sensitivities. So please disregard or delete this post if you find my explanation offensive.
Easycook seems to have their first product on 1984: http://www.easycook.com.au/about-us?zenid=ds7c1nt5sobthmc34kloh2of62 Or maybe they just re-use old Aussie company name that it was not in use anymore. Also this post can be deleted if it is too offensive...
OK. 1. I saw the modern "Easycook" stuff but could find nothing linking it to old-style stoves etc, so I think Afterburner is correct. New company, old name. 2. For most Australians, anything that allows us to defeat the British (cricket, rugby etc) is fine. The (what is now) United States of America won the war of independence. We still have Elizabeth Regina as the (statutory) Head of State of the Commonwealth of Australia - hence the importance of cricket, rugby etc. No-one in Australia ever thinks of themselves as "British" anymore (well, there might be a few - less than 1,000); and most who have a hankering for Europe don't really think the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is part of Europe. Cheers Tony
The convection oven thing might explain the odd trivet. It doesnt look like it would be that flash with a billy but if this was the base portion of an oven it would make sense. I could do with that in my tucker bag.
The white speckled black enamel finish is very similar to Australian made Aladdin twin burner stoves . Wheres Handi Albert ? Nick
Hey, Tony, when you track him down, suggest he drop a post here; it would be great to hear from him once again. And while we're talking Aussies, it would be truly terrific to hear from the great Peter Watchorn. Peter, do you ever look in on us anymore? I haven't caught the hint of those distant harpsichords for much too long now! And when I hear those, I think of the gentle hiss of the Primus in an estuarine Australian summer house...
Just looked at the pic again......it seems odd that the nut and bolt would sit proud above the height of the cooking surface unless it served a purpose. Perhaps to register an oven?
Nice find Tony, I'm coming to search for stoves in Tasmania! Similar model below. Chronicle (Adelaide paper) 4 Oct 1951 Catholic Weekly 8 Nov 1951 (Part of ad only) Iain Sedgman
I do have a phone number for Albert... I recently gave it to Doc Mark. Iain, And the Catholic Weekly (a paper I haven't read for 45 years!) certainly gives the impression "Easycook" was a post-War Australian company. Dave, It does look like it could take an oven, but don't put too much faith in the bolts that are currently on the stove - some of them look like they have replaced rusted originals. Cheers Tony
Hi Tony, that was a seriously expensive stove: "In 2013, the relative value of £40 10s 0d from 1951 ranges from £1,040.00 to £4,339.00. A simple Purchasing Power Calculator would say the relative value is £1,110.00. This answer is obtained by multiplying £40.50 by the percentage increase in the RPI from 1951 to 2013." From measuringworth.com Best Regards, Kerophile
yes but how many 3 burner kero stoves have you seen? this picture would be my first and still its not in the flesh.
