Parasene ½ pint Stove

Silent ½ pint Parasene stove with bun feet and an outer sleeve assembly

Found in Australia.





The date of this stove is unknown. But similar to @igh371 I’m thinking Later 1940s to early 1950s Military Zora burner ½ pint Parasene | Classic Camp Stoves

Could it be the ‘Shielded Model” listed in this 1949 advertising? Parasene 1949 - 1954 Australia | Classic Camp Stoves

There are 3 indents evenly spaced around the side of the tank as seen in photo. I'm thinking they are for mounting pot supports on the collapsible version seen here Parasene 1/2 pint stove | Classic Camp Stoves . This outfit was advertised in Australia 1949-51 Parasene 1949 - 1954 Australia | Classic Camp Stoves



The steel outer sleeve assembly shows remnants of the original gold it was painted. Also seen on this example Parasene - unknown model | Classic Camp Stoves



It is fitted with a silent burner with no air holes in the skirt.

The inner and outer caps are steel, and the outer is stamped:

BRITISH

PARASENE

MADE



Filler cap with SRV






The pump assembly is well made but may not be original as the knob is different to the other ½ pint stoves in the reference Gallery.



NRV

 

I love the different colours you get with the first firing.

 

Very interesting stove, and great post, Martin.

Tony

 

The design of the windshield/trivet is really nice.

What are the three round buttons on the top of the trivet?

 

Thanks @Tony Press

They are just dimples pressed into the sheet metal. All I can think of is strengthening of the trivet to prevent buckling due to heat.

Underside.

 

I see, so it's for increased rigidity.

Thank you.

 

My 1/2 pt Parasene (with the bun feet) has no indents for what it is worth. (Not to be confused with the one in my Avatar).

 

Iain,
Neither does the one posted by igh371 (referenced on original post) but the other one posted by Albert White (referenced on original post) does. Whether the ones without the indents are from a different time period or they ran out of undented tanks and used the tanks made for the collapsable model or the legged model is the question.
Iain, do you have the rest of your stove?

 

@ROBBO55 Very good documented post of your very interesting and quite unusual Parasene stove,

 

Yes - the stove
No - The draught shield and trivet

They are certainly an interesting odd sized stove.

 

@Sedgman

Iain, with luck the missing part could turn up, you never know.

Interesting, that makes 4 examples of the stove, with 3 of them in Australia.