Was delighted to receive this lovely half-pint stove from the UK thanks to fellow stovie @Blackdog . Very solid example in fine condition showing some honest wear as becomes an apparatus of this vintage ! . Complete with instructions and contact information from the manufacturer, original spanner and prickers . The wind shield however seems incongruous , more suited to a one-pint stove in size and form . I wonder if this was a later addition from an earlier owner . However it could have been supplied as «better than nothing» by the manufacturer in the austerity years after the war . The stove fired up and ran really well after only a brief shot of Ballistol down the pump cylinder to liven up the NRV and pump leather . I am really chuffed to own this little gem of a stove ! Thanks again to @Blackdog for the help with obtaining this . The complete package ! Runs like a dream
@A A C A very nice complete outfit, i agree a very solid example a feature i like about veritas stoves and lamps is the ornate decal and the Aladdin pink paraffin decal i have a few Veritas stoves and blowlamps, they all are great performers
@mr optimus Thanks . The decals are very of the period. I am old enough to remember the Aladdin Pink and Esso Blue brands . People had paraffin heaters so most hardware stores had one of these brands .
Really good to see it up and running so quickly @A A C, these little stoves are full of post-war British character! The windshield is a bit of a puzzle- correct, but a bad fit. It would make sense from a rationalization point of view if it was used on the Veritas 1-pint stoves, however these use a good quality windshied with door, à la Radius 21/RM picnic etc. Did you notice the cast flame spreader plate has two heavy grinder marks where the lettering 'DUO BURN' has been ground out to produce the 'Veritas' branded version? The lettering was for the 'Falks' version. There was another Veritas version in a pictorial tin, the 'Duo Burn' came in both Falks and Veritas tins.... I'm really glad I'm not a collector who wants one of every type, that's four versions of a fairly short-lived British stove. The sheer number of total variations of all stoves produced over the years is a terrifying concept, and is part of what makes this all so interesting.
@Blackdog Here are the aforementioned marks : Yes , I noticed the grinder marks on the flame spreader and was a bit puzzled about what caused them . Another detail from an interesting period of industrial history . I found some information on Falk and Stadelmann on this site Falk, Stadelmann and Co - Graces Guide Many are probably familiar with this source but it was new to me and is full of interesting facts . This wee Veritas is a very welcome addition to my somewhat sparse collection of British stoves . Cheers .
They are nice little stoves. I have the Coleman and DuoBurn versions. The DuoBurn was ground off from the Coleman burner plate but they did not remove the England.
Thanks @Andrew, I wasn't aware of the Coleman branded version until your post prompted a quick search. So we have a German immigrant to the UK acting as an agent to German companies, his company becoming manufacturers as well as importers, one product being this stove which was sold under several names, including a badge-engineered version for a Canadian brand produced specifically to target the New Zealand market. Nice simple hobby, this stove history game!
