prentiss wabers stove company

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  1. cooter303

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    742EBBEE-09F4-4689-8DD5-26F15D9C0FD5.jpeg 96F39BB7-C47A-47CB-8F6A-E2EE940744BD.jpeg 3A82E5FB-C3D1-46D7-AA12-94ED8A2B8552.jpeg A friend of mine has this old stove. Never seen one before. He says its an alcohol stove. No pump. gravity feed. Anyone on here know much about these.
     
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    I've got one of those somewhere. I know because I posted photos of it in the Reference Gallery HERE. I haven't fired it up but I'm pretty sure it runs on White Gas or Coleman fuel. It is definitely not gravity fed but uses a hand pump like this one to pressurize the tank.

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    Thanks for the reply. I will have to find a pump for it. It must slip onto the filler cap. An old stove for sure. What tear is tours from? The 1920's? This one has the same label as yours.
     
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    Just need a pump with the nipple on the end as shown, mostly Coleman models come up on ebay.
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    Are the coleman models the same pump as what I need for this stove?
     
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    Yep Coleman pump will work.
     
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    Back in the day people had pumps for their lamps and stoves. Same pump.
    Some new sports pumps will work, also.
     
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    I had a look on ebay. A couple of em on there.
     
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    Definitely a white gas stove. I had fun with one last year trying to get the second burner to behave.
    I used my Villiers pump and then a Coleman pump. Sadly the stove didn't come with the original one.

    Prentiss Wabers Model 2 or 3?
     
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    So it looks like my future stove is a kamp cook special. It has the grate over the burners like mine. So these were made in the 1920's?
    I will get mine in a month or two when I drive over and pic it up.
     
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    PW #6!!!! I just made coffee this morning on mine. Runs on CF, though some alcohol works good in the preheat cup. These take a LOT of preheat, then are just charming.
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    @Majicwrench
    When was yours made. Tours looks exactly as the one I am getting. You say its a #6. will have to look up that one.
     
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    Thanks for that link. Now I know what I got.
     
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    Yes, thanks @Majicwrench now I know what model my stove is as well.

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    @cooter303 , when you get it, the fill cap gasket will probably be crap (mine was), you can use a SVEA 123 fill cap gasket, yoiu just have to trim a tiny bit off the OD.
     
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    Old Coleman Parts carries PW gaskets, at least for the lanterns. It's worth an ask to Mike.
     
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    Good to know what to use for a new gasket. Being that old plus its been sitting under my friends workbench for years, It will be needing a new gasket. And who knows what else!!!