Le "Rapide" travel stove

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  1. blabast88

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    Hi @Isnalawica ,

    For me, your stove could be the aluminium version of the "vallad" stove. It has been designed in the 1920's (first patent was released 12/04/1921), but in the 1930's an aluminium one appears (in the catalogue "à la samaritaine", printed the 28/03/1938, which I possess, but I haven't scanned it yet). It has almost the same shape, despite the central part is supposed to be in aluminium.

    See below an extract from the commercial catalogue "spécial-camping" published in France in 1937.

    page 2 réchauds - catalogue ''spécial-camping'' - 1937.jpg

    The "regular" Vallad model was still sold in 1953, and even in 1959 in the famous french shop "au vieux campeur". I do have one of those "normal" Vallad stove, which I will publish in the reference gallery when I'll take the chance to shoot some proper pictures.

    Regards,

    Bastien