Last summer I placed an eBay bid on a Primus 51; $12.99 was the opening and closing bid… It was missing its flame ring and legs… I ordered in a rebuild kit from the fettle box, and once everything was in place, it ran like a champ… I have a quite old 2-pint Juwel, so I swiped the flame ring off it for the Primus (not a permanent swipe, just until I can locate a replacement flame ring to fit the Primus), ordered in some legs, and now the old Primus thinks it’s a stove again… I’m still using a CCS for cooking my every morning bowl of porridge oats, (different stove every Monday), and week 10 will be the Primus 51… A delightful stove, even if the new legs seem out of place…
Hi Haggis. Great deal that's easily worth more just adding up the sum of the parts. I believe the flat filler and air tube bleeder with screw were only used on the 51 for a couple short years in the 1950's. I too have purchased inexpensive incomplete stoves just so I can bring them back to life and light them up. I consider them rescue stoves and generally they are not well loved on the bay so all the better for us. Thanks for posting, Ray
Looking good. Buying parts makes it possible to get other stoves working and being able to get stuff cheap because parts are missing. Duane
@Ray123 Looking over in the Stove Reference Gallery I did see there was a difference in the air tube bleeders,,, left me wondering a bit… Thank you for the information about the differences, and this stove has an AU, 1955, date,,, makes it even more interesting… @hikerduane Thank you… I don’t have the skills many here do,,, or any skills really,,, when it comes to fettling stoves, but I can add or swap out simple no talent required parts… Cheap missing parts stoves make for interesting projects…
Hi @Haggis Good looking Pr.51. What is the date code on the base of the tank? Best Regards, Kerophile.
Hi Haggis, thank you. Here is a link to its near contemporary: Primus No.51 from 1957 Best Regards, Kerophile.
I won 18 lamps in Lots of 6 at a auction last summer that kept me busy for 6 weeks or more, very interesting to get them all working, using many parts from a couple parts Lots I won also. Just have a bunch of user quality lamps now, but also got to see many early lamps and their function. Duane
I do this with pressurized lanterns when possible… Coleman changed so many of the odds and ends bits of their lanterns, that most of the parts from early lanterns of a given model won’t always fit later versions, but those that are of a more contemporary date are good sources of cheap parts… If 3 trash can worthy lanterns will make one solid lantern, I’ll certain sure be sorting out the one…
