I picked this up from a lady who stated it as a Dutch stove? After asking this history on it she mentioned her father purchased it from a Gentelman he worked with in the aerospace industry. The Gentelman would make trips back home and import various European goods and eventually sold the items to her family. She belives the dating to be early 40's. I aquired it from a large multi state antique event, in which I had high expectations on finding some nice gems. Only the one purchase but I'm happy with it. Looks like the items were stored away in her mothers basement in Montana for many decades. The cross on the burner reminded me on the history of the Chevrolet emblem (Swiss Cross). scroll to history in the link All in all the items were in excellent condition with the exception of the Edy burner trivet. After sandblasting the cast iron and a thorough cleaning of the three cracks I was able to braze it back to a usable stove.
Hi Etherman, I guess the other enamelled stuff came with the stove? Great stuff! These stoves were very popular in the Netherlands, my guess is this stove is post world war 2. It is the smallest version (single wick), they go up to 4 wicks. There is a museum on the isle Texel (the first of the "wadden islands" that start in Holland and go as far as Germany and (I think) Denmark ). They have a huge collection of these, lots of the 4-wick ones too! These stoves are great for slow cooking, and because of their simplicity are very reliable. In fact, they date back to the 19th century (the old ones using a lot of cast iron parts) and even came in "dual burner" configuration. It is great you have the trivet, these always seem to get lost! I think these are under-rated, maybe because of their lack of "high tech", but most alcohol burners are as primitive as these (some even more). I'm sure you'll love this one! Best regards, Wim
@Krestova Jane thanks. Wim Nice to hear the use and history of these stoves in your experience. Thank you for that! I originally thought I was pulling the trigger on the burner and tea pot. Then she said all the spoons cups and such were included. I kinda felt bad as I asked a bargain offer an she accepted. Wim I would absolutely agree. Simply add a third of meths light and enjoy a safe indoor flame. This is one of my favorite indoor burners!
Hi, here are two links to earlier posts on these multi-wick kerosene cookers: https://classiccampstoves.com/threads/vintage-flat-wick-kero-stove.16444/#post-165876 https://classiccampstoves.com/threads/first-middle-east-ccs-mini-meet-27-may-2008.8300/#post-82272 Best Regards, Kerophile.
Hi Etherman, I'm not exactly sure what you mean by this statement. These are simple stoves with a cotton wick sitting in a pan of fuel. A mix of 1/3 meth with 2/3 kerosene is a bit too volatile for my liking. I'd use extreme caution if trying this. Even if things do not flare up it'll still consume wicks at a faster pace. Ray
Hello Etherman, Wim is right, these stoves are very common in the Netherlands. The east en northern parts of the Netherlands where very poor in the 50's and 60's and they would use every single part of the cow and pig for consumption. They would make sausages from the leftovers of the animal. It would take 4 to 5 hours of 'slow cooking' for those sausages to produce and these kero stoves would be used for this purpose. These types of stoves are relativly easy to build and therefore cheap to buy. Gas wasn't as available as kero(Petroleum as it is called here in the Netherlands) and was much cheaper. Nowadays you see these stoves used as decoration or in a museum. regards, Arjan.
Hi George Great links. Really great to see your trip to Jerusalem! Pretty nice to see those wickies in a commercial application. Ray I should have been more clear in my statement. I'm using 100% denatured alcohol. I've found that a third full it runs for roughly an hour. It's nice to just glance at it on a coffee table while you watch some tv or just to relax. Used my little pressure cooker with it and its low simmer was an excellent pairing. Hi Arjan I think to have owned these kitchen items for its era would have been a highly treasured kitchen kit. The green porcelain with gold stripes and white porcelain inside the kettle is a real nice find! Best Regards Ren
Hi, Some facts from a genuine "Dutchie" about your set: EDY is an abbreviation of "Emailleerfabriek De IJssel", which translates to "Enamelling factory De IJssel" which was situated in Dieren, The Netherlands. Here are 2 news articles discussing that the company wasn't doing well in 1972 and went out of business in 1973: http://www.digibron.nl/search/detail/012ea8011f08254e70e5ce1d/edy-dieren-man-weg http://www.digibron.nl/search/detail/012ea65afe852d8d2e6d3d5b/edy-dieren-gaat-dicht It's in Dutch but Google Translate may help. A Google image search for Edy+Dieren will turn up some nice historical images. The stove itself reads "Kroon Emaille Ned. Fabr." "Ned. Fabr." means "Nederlands Fabrikaat" which translates to "Netherlands Fabricate" aka made in the Netherlands. The 3 pots read: Zand Zeep Soda, or "Sand Soap Soda". Please see this link: http://www.homethingspast.com/soap-sand-soda/ Cheers, Peter
Peter Excellent information you have provided on this kit. I feel like you have firmed up all of the information that I was not aware of. Enamel would have been the appropriate terminology. I was thinking of porcelain coated sighns. Thank you for the info, much appreciated! Best Regards Ren
Thank you so much for sharing these posts. These Kerosene stoves are starting to get addictive. I buy one and now I am thinking about another. Have a great day.
