Here's a recent purchase, I believe it to be a 5003 as that is what is cast under the frame, but what appears in the gallery under the 5003 label is different to this. I wonder if perhaps the frame is the same as it has a notch on the side for a control knob shaft, but the actual model number would be different? Anyway, here are the pictures, looks to be an unusual colour too, as I can't find anything similar. I've yet to test it for leaks, but once I have, all being well i'll fire it up. I can hear air leaking from somewhere when I pumpmit up, but I'm hoping it's just one of the joints.
Hi Matthew Here is an advert form a 1929 Lilor catalogue. I presume yours is a later model as it much more complex.
Thanks Trevor, I may be wrong, but I think some of these stoves were paraffin fuelled? I wonder if the one in the advert you show is a paraffin model hence the lack of extra valves? Mine being the gasoline version has the air control valve to allow for quick lighting.
Hi Matthew, I feel that you are probably correct, though I still think it is a model later than 1929. The whole of the 1929 Lilor catalogue is here.
Probably, as you are well aware, stoves are not my thing, so I just look and think oooohh, pretty stove. And then oooohh pretty stove with a £20 price tag. Another one for this years Newark I think.
Matthew - This is not a Lilor 5003 although it says so on the cast frame. Probably they used the "old" cast stove frame also for their later models. The 5003 is a kerosene fed silent burner type stove with a pre heat cup and an internal pump with a wooden knob. The stove you shows is gasoline fed and probably the 4990 model. I have a 1930 Lilor paper and it´s the first I can find regarding this model. It also shows in a more modern version later in a 1937 paper. The difference I can see on your stove compared to the stove in the papers is that the tank is situated on the opposite side as the controls on your stove. Nice stove, I have a two burner stove exactly as yours, but missing vital parts. /Conny
Thanks @Conny C that's great. Hopefully @Christer Carlsson might be able to change the title to 4990? Both of your papers show the stove with the tank on the same side as the controls. The style in that 1930 paper does have an older look to it, so my stove must be much later, probably into the 1940's. Fingers crossed for a nice flame now, sorry to hear yours is missing parts.
Matthew, I changed the title, but let 5003 remain in your text to make the rest of the replies consequent.
Matthews: did you succeded in lighting this stove ? if not i could help In fact , the aluminium knob is a preheater
