Finally an example of the No.1 version of Monitor's most elaborate embossed tank stove type from the early 1920s. It is as shown in its earliest guise in this advert. There are a couple of examples of the No.5 already in the gallery (e.g. here and here), but the No.1 has been a little more elusive to track down. As found it had a small number of incongruous pieces fitted, but thankfully it has been possible to find and fit correct parts, and the necessary service items, without any of them standing out against the original patina. On first firing the worn state of the burner jet was made obvious: A new jet improved the situation though the burner is going to require a significant period of burning before the flame colour improves much further: Doing what it was meant for:
I doubt it, however, the Veritas Lamp Works trivets were produced by and for Falk, Stadelmann & Co. who also made stoves of their own at that time as well as selling Primus brand products too. By the quantity of those trivets that appear I think they were probably fairly readily available to buy for generic use.
A contemporary Veritas Works cast trivet repaired to sit with this stove: Due to poor protection and severe mishandling in transit this had arrived in 3 pieces and with a total of 7 fractures. To get it to this state 5 of the 7 breaks have been brazed, and 2 left open to allow a little flexibility in the structure to increase chances of it holding together in use ... (Anyone with a surfeit of random spare time is welcome to challenge themselves to identify the 5 brazed and 2 open brakes are to be found)
