Hi, having read the articles about Svea 106 in boxes, I can add I purchased one today. The lady I bought it from told me it came to her trough an old uncle who was a dutch soldier in WWII and had this stove and box as a personal outfit then. She said he even was active on D-day. Curious is there os no text on the box whatsoever but she was very definitely in her story. Hereby some pictures: Maybe not perfect, but when the story behind it is correct, not bad at all! Regards, Ton.
But Trevor, can you estimate the age of the stove, I mean according to the story it should have served in WWII. Regards, Ton.
There was an intense trade between Sweden and Netherlands to strengthen both countries defense mid 30's-spring-40 so it seems legit to assume the story is true - and the windshield looks like those used on Radius 21 in the 30's. I have seen notices about stoves like that were used by the military in Dutch east indies in early 40's.
Ok, interesting, I see you are from Sweden, do you have some suggestions I can look for information on Swedish websites? I have a summerhouse in Sweden and speak the language. And yes, the windshield is supposed to be for a Radius 21, it came not with the stove, I had it already and it fits. Regards, Ton.
@ton visser Unfortunately Svea did not include a date stamp on their stoves, unlike Primus. First of all, the box. Certainly it is non-standard and I suggest it was home made. This was often done with personal stoves. Another 'unfortunate' is that the design of the Svea remained nearly unchanged for many years. Our documentation shows that the 106 was manufactured from the 1930s to 1967 (at least). However, the deep engravings of your stove suggest an earlier rather than a later stove. I would have confidence that everything the lady told you about the history of this stove is correct.
Hi @ton visser Have a look at this excellent post by John @presscall of a “Sport” Sv.106, very similar to yours. The excellent provenance of his stove dates it to 1935, or possibly earlier: https://classiccampstoves.com/threads/elsie-and-regs-honeymoon-svea-106-sport.34180/ Your stove also appears in this 1930s catalogue: https://classiccampstoves.com/threads/1930s-svea-brochure.13440/ And a 1935 dated instruction Svea Sport 106: https://classiccampstoves.com/threads/svea-no-106-sport-mid-1930s.28576/ Best Regards, Kerophile.
I have just been into stoves for real a few years, still learning and my main source of facts is CCS. https://www.facebook.com/marklundsfotogenmuseum/ have some interesting posts about swedish stoves and fogas.se have spare parts and exploded view parts list för many of the swedish products. Use your fantasy to find keywords when googling for info and check the photo results - sometimes it leads you to the right post on CCS that you didn't find by yourself.
Yes I know about Marklund, Karlskoga, I can send him a picture of the 106 with box. Thanks so far. Ton.
The earliest positively datable evidence we have for the introduction of the 'King of Stoves' logo shown on this stove is from 1937 (here). This would fit perfectly well with the provenance story that came with the stove.