A couple of days ago I bought this 210 with a Mahogany box which seems especially made for it. I was not in need of another stove but the box caught my interest. It seems like a one off box but then i thought that we might see an item sold as a luxury item to old timey "Adventurers" that wanted to climb/cross/find something wonderful in a far away corner of the world. I wonder if you men of knowledge in here know of any runs of stoves sold with such luxury boxes to the rich and bored wannabe (or real) adventurers. I can imagine a shiny stove on display in Harrods (it was bought from England) in a Mahogany box. I haven't received the item yet and the pics is from the e-bay auction.
would be pretty easy for a friend of mine a cabinet maker and jack of all trades to build a nice wood box for a stove like the 210. gives me an idea.
I'm not aware of any stove manufacturers selling stoves in such fancy boxes, if that's what you mean. Might a merchant to the rich and/or powerful have commissioned something like this? Could be. I think, though, that the owner of the stove (who would probably have enjoyed CCS greatly) decided it needed a nice box. Various members of this site have done the same. I think you did well on your purchase. If it were mine, I think I'd polish this one. ....Arch
Yeah, this I will probably polish. Depending on the state of the wood i will try to keep it as is after wiping it clean but if it needs some TLC i might need to work on it. Ill read up on older methods for Mahogany care but I imagine it would be all about linseed oil and varnish of some kind. It looks like it would just need some cleaning though.
i would use pure Tung oil. non toxic and a better product, not to be confused with the Tung oils mixed with adulterants.
Even with the nice dovetail joints and use of premium Mahogany it still looks homemade to me based on the ill fitting hinges and clunky steel chain. It's a nice box and if it were commercially produced it seems to me we'd have more examples since it's not something one would discard like a cardboard box. The date code on the bottom of the stove might be a clue. Ben
Wow nice box.Anyone with the that makes dovetail joints and go the trouble of beveling the lid and double beveling that section where the spirit bottle is kept is a very skilled and thoughtfull craftsman. All the wood looks to have the same patina so this box looks to have been originally made for that 210.The window sash chain may have been added later.It would not have been used if this was a commercially produced box.The hinges look to be solid brass.I wonder if the two holes in the bottom of the lid were used to somehow hold the pot supports. I would just clean and wax it.
I think that the one who made this box intended it to be a "show off item" and that is what I will be aiming for. Make it roar and make it shine!
I am going to write to ask the seller on the history of the thing. I might not get anywhere but it would definitely be interesting
Very nice. Curious what the date code is on the bottom. The hinges look just like the hinges on an old wooden box tap and die set I have.
just got the box and, of course, the smell of kerosene hit my nose when I opened the package. Kerosene in tank and what seems like a bad solder fix on the tank lid that leaks. The box is well made, very well made technically. The small spirit bottle is from Bools. The residue on inside of the box-lid seems to be from a paper/cardboard sign that is now removed. The fit for the burner seat is sub-millimeter fit. The tanks fit in the box is also millimeter fit. The very small dove-tails are very tight and nicely done. Tank is stamped AR = 1952 No wind shield is enclosed.
