An appraisal of an accidental acquisition. A minimal description and photos of limited value led me to acquire this Primus No.5 solely for the sake of the seemingly complete old-type burner. Except it wasn't a No.5 when it arrived, it was a No.7 monster stove! 6 pint tank (officially 3.5 litres), and big enough to dwarf even the Primus No.2 to the left in the photo above, nevermind the tiny No.1 to the right! And to add insult to injury the burner that had been the lure is missing its inner and has other problems too that are all going to require careful attention before a firing up can ever be contemplated 1915 'E' mark: Description found in the 1914 catalogue, just one year previous:
Ian I am officially jealous - even without its inner cap! I hope you can get this stove running. Tony @igh371
Huge new inner cap from Parafinalia at Ilkeston, seen here beside a standard No.1 burner: Is a perfect fit:
That's a grand stove, Ian! Congratulations. Here's a quick translation of that 1914 years catalogue page: "The stoves are due to their large tanks and heating power especially suitable for industrial needs, such as laboratories, pharmacies, bakeshops, restaurants etc." At the bottom of the page they state that the nickeled version of the No.7 cost an extra 1.10 krona, so obviously you just got the cheap one for the base price of 27.50 kronor
@Tony Press - Parafinalia do small, medium & large. This is 'large'. @Christer Carlsson - I've never seen the attraction of the nickeled versions. Nice until they tarnish, but then beyond redemption. One way or another at least you can always polish brass Ian
