Found this stove in Northern California. It is in quite good condition and does not appear to have seen much use. It came with the Spares tin which included a wrench, 3 prickers, 3 gaskets, a spare leather for the pump and a small box which was originally issued containing "methylated tablets" (I had to re-tape the box, as it had come apart through time). Only 3 tablets are complete, with several additional loose pieces. One is pictured in the tin below (the cover for the spares tin is under the container). I feel particularly pleased to have the tablets because otherwise I would have no idea what they looked like. The stove is marked on the frame. I read it as an upside down "T" and "OC" with the arrow signifying military origin, but here is a picture and perhaps someone out there can confirm or clarify the manufacturer. The seller told me that his grandfather was given the stove by a British soldier when he was in England toward the end of WWII. My bet is that they traded - a Coleman 520 for the Hurlock. I am really pleased to have this stove in my collection and actually quite surprised to find it out here in the western US. Don
Hi @taku Great stove, nice to see it has all the bits and its in such great condition too. I see the end of the pump rod has a 'swilvel' thumb pad which I think is the earlier version. Later versions had a small metal plate riveted on which incorporated a heat proof thumb piece. The plate would sometimes break off like mine has and a previous owner has silbrazed it back on. A common thing about these stoves is that the fount gets very hot during use (self pressurised) so don't over pump it at the beginning and make sure the air release valve is only barely finger tight! I'm sure you'll enjoy the stove very much, just don't forget to post more photo's of it running Baz
Great find. Yours is the only one matching one of mine which has the articulated pump handle and retaining the solidified meths tablets that I've seen. Please post your pics and details on the "Bring out your Hurlocks thread. If you put it in the can with fuel in it be sure the air bleed screw is open or it will empty the fount out into the case. I believe the maker is Townson & Coxson.
Gave it some light cleaning, replaced the pip (inside of fount shines like new), and fired it - used Coleman fuel since I had no kero handy. Most everything on this stove is steel. The burner (marked with a "B") is brass, with a steel screw in top, steel flame ring, steel flame ring retainer, steel priming cup and tank. Filler cap and pump assembly are brass. Think I will go ahead and replace the cap gasket too - it loses pressure over time. Don
