Greetings, all, Obviously it is not camp stove, it was rather used for home purposes. I hesitated to show it on CCS, because: 1. it is not in good working order ( simply - doesn't work ) 2. had to be " welded " ( desperate rescue operation ) 3. was hidden out of my main collection ( big and heavy as an aicraft carrier ) But it is really beautiful, specially colour of enamel is exceptional. So far as I could find sources it was alkohol stove produced in France in first and second decade of XX century. Cast iron plate is a little bit rusty: and the tank is in good order ( no dents ) Two wodden knobs are immobile, bricked up like. I tried probably all known tricks how to loose them to enable the turn movement, but now it is obvious for me, that I don't know all tricks. The seller was not excessively careful to send the item in a safe parcel and the cast iron plate cracked in two places with a local damage to the enamel. ( similar problem with French seller reported @Nicola Francesco Elia ). Fortunately the plate remained in one piece. I repaired the plate and enamel by means of hardened epoxy resin, superficialy coloured by mixing it with aquarelle powder ( nail polish seemed to me not resistent enough ) And this is the end of the story Thanks for watching. CU
@Stanisław Grajewski very good job repairing you very nice French stove! Regarding my repair, in a first moment I thought to mix green powder to the resin to embed the color in a stronger way. Problem was that I needed to replicate different green tones, almost to yellow on borders, to replicate all the tones of the original enamel… for that reason I opted for the nails polish Considering the isolated location of the repair, in reality wasn’t needed a very strong and lasting finish, in fact the polish is well supporting also the frame heat while in use.
@Stanisław Grajewski In all details apart from the control handles and maker's name, it's the twin of our single version. Yours is much more nicely preserved though, and a great repair! Shame so many sellers do not repsect the history of what they sell, and take adequate care with packaging cast iron items.
Hi Staszek. The stove is indeed beautiful and elegant. It's nice that you were able to repair the damage it suffered during transportation. Large indeed. You probably need to set out an extra shelf because it is worth displaying.
@Knee Staszek, no way to enlarge the exhibition suface. ( but standard stoves ). All my collections had limits ( vintage telephones, cameras etc.) That's a fate of almost each collector. Don't even try to collect old radio receivers - you will have a need to build new barns. More or less - your family after your descent will blame you due to lost of money and your collectionn will be either thrown out - or sold for a change. ( see film " About Schmidt " - in my opinion one of the best film role of Nicolson. )
@Nicola Francesco Elia I think, your restoration was much more careful and time consuming as mine. As far as I remember your stove broke into pieces duting transportation. Moreover - your work led to functionality of the stove, contrary to my efforts .
@Stanislaw Grajewski let me know if further photos of anything would help, it would only take a few minutes to dismantle mine...
I would say that air needs to pass from the filler cap to let the alcohol down to the preheater dish… Nicola
@Blackdog Thanks a lot, I know the construction of this burner. The problem is as follows: inner screw is deadly "welded" to the pipe by rust. I used different lubricants and even big power ( on the border of damage ) with no effect. The inner screw which ends with a needle valve is quite long... Stanisław
@Wim There is no continuity between those two parts pf the pipe. But thanks a lot for the idea - may be it can be a path to inject more lubricant. I will try to shoot some photos tomorrow from the side. Stanisław
