My friend Steve ( the guy next door ) and I have spent the last couple of days putting up a fence, which so far hasn't fallen down As we were finishing it off we needed to move an old barrel which had been left by some kind person in the past : I could not believe what fell out : They are a combination of Burmos, Valor and Buflam parts, and I have no idea how long they have been there. The ferrous parts are clearly goosed, but might provide soldering practice at some point. They look even more impressive individually : Just goes to show that the tales of people finding dumped stoves are clearly true !
Greetings, Brother Keith, Well, fantastic find, Lad!!! I dearly LOVE serendipitous finds such as yours, and really appreciate your sharing this blessing with us!!! Good things happen to good people, as you have so strongly proved!! \ =D> \ =D> \ I eagerly await your progress report, as you tear into the both of them, and see if, no, WHEN, they can be restored to something massively different than their condition when you found them!!! Super cool!!!! Thanks for sharing this one with us, Keith, and have a whale of a fine time fettling them into working condition!! Take care, and God Bless! Every Good Wish, Doc Mark
If it was me i spray with clear lacquer keep in glass case just to look at. To me that is art i just love them as thay are.
....Plant them in the veggie patch (up to pump level ) . , well turned soil .. with a dash of John Innies no 3 , and some vermicluite for drainage,water em in , .... do not spray , varnish or waterproof treat ( a light solution of pva .. if you feel you must ) ... best planted alongside winter hardys .... keep youre fingers crossed & hope, next season, to see some lil burner cap buds .. these are hardy stoves well suited to all locations , deserts to mountain peaks .. have been known to remain dormant between flowerings ,for decades at a time ... no particular care required .. except around flowering time ... when the keen stovie can help the flowering process by administering a good dose of fettling .... advice on application of fettling , on all good stove sites Keep digging Keith .... silents usually turn up in clusters , feeling they tend to congregate when theyve shed their burner caps ..... Thinking your fine find wouldnt benefit from being cut back ... plant em as they are & let nature do the rest . Green fingers ( ive been messing around with copper again ) nick
Keith, I wonder if the inner and outer caps are at the bottom of the barrel? Makes a darn good story though, who would have thought behind a collectors house was an old drum with two stoves :o Chuck
ROBERT!!!!-- i was about to say the same thing!!!!!. i did'nt think about the lacquer bit--very good... i sort of wonder if lots of these stoves got tossed after the War when the town gas supply got back to normal..
I can't actually say I'm jelous of your "find"... I've found a coleman "suitcase" stove in the trunk of a junk car in the junkyard I've also found an M1950 behind the seat of a pickup truck also in the junkyard. Both stoves actually worked by just doing the little things, oiling the pump leather, adding fuel, removing the mouse nest from the suitcase, etc... I'd like to hear you can manage to get one of those running... But It seems a terrible shame for them to have been ruined that way AllanD
lol, One of life's little twists. I think it would fit and met if a runner could reasonably be made from the two. That would be a nice touch....
I reckon that both could be made to run, but I sure ain't looking at the bottom of the barrel for the burner caps, they would be beyond repair !
You've got me wondering now Foxxy, just how long have you lived in that location hav'n that old barrel out back, and you've not done anything to clean up the place. Think'n along those lines i'f you'd have found them before you got really interested in stoves might they now be in the bin somewhere? That's a scary thought. lance
We've only been here 26 years, so we're still finding our way about The alleyway at the back is really for the houses behind us so we don't tend to go there much, until we fixed up the fence. As you say, if anyone had tidied it up they would have been in the bin long since. If nothing else they have pumps and burners which may well be fettlable for use on other stoves.
I think a good soaking in viniger and a scrub with some detergent will have them up and running in no time. Sure now you'll have to replace the leathers, and seals but you know where to find these parts. Would be neet to see them in operation at Newark or MIT. lance
it's like a farytale land where there are old stoves under every rock... Does this thing happen often in England?
