Went to the mueseum and saw this. It was a Primus but could not see much detail as it was behind glass. It was in the Antarctic section. A good large cooking pot for a camp stove.
It is an early silent Primus(No:5) modified by Fridtjof Nansen with wide swiveling feet/pot rests to combine steady standing with a norrow packing diameter inside the Nansen cooker. This obviously inspired Primus to the "Primus Arctic" system made around 1910 for some polar expeditions and a row of later stoves and accessories.
@Robert Bruce, Rob, Wonderful post, of a very rare, and historically important cooking system! Many thanks for sharing it with us! I'd love to see such a combo in action, but seeing it in your post, is almost as good! Thanks, again, for sharing, and God Bless! Every Good Wish, Doc
See also, here: https://classiccampstoves.com/threads/scott’s-stove-and-nansen-cooker.41646/ Robert, If you’re travelling around NZ, keep your eyes open for an Optimus Campingo. They seem to grow on trees in the Shaky Isles. Tony @Robert Bruce
Tony, as usual I am always looking for stoves, some I can bring back some not so friendly, but will look out for the Optmus Compingo. Not seen a lot just in meuseumes. Cheers Rob
Starting to think we were a dumping ground for the op 22 as well my 2 brothers and myself have a pair each I have a campingo too
@Garth They are excellent stoves, the old Campingo. New Zealand is the better for having them! Cheers Tony
I live in Christchurch, and have seen the Nansen cooker in the museum here. I have been lucky enough to find a very good example of an Optimus 22 for NZ$175.00, however I have not seen the trees, with Optimus Campingo stoves hanging off them . Pray tell, where in NZ are these trees to be found? Cheers Simon Foxxx
@SimonFoxxx It might be a wee bit of hyperbole on my part... I picked mine up on the north island. I’m thinking of heading over to NZ later this year to look for more . How’s dear old Christchurch going? Cheers Tony
Hiya Tony, If you come to Christchurch, you would be welcome to have a cup of tea, made after boiling water on a camp stove, of course. Send me a private message, if it looks likely. Cheers Simon Foxxx
