Primus no 5

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  1. oyvindbl

    oyvindbl Subscriber

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    Finally got the time to clean at least 30 years of dust and dirt off my grandfathers old Primus No5 from 1950.
    My grandparents used to travel around southern Norway in a International flatbed truck with high carpentered bedsides with the kids sitting (and standing) on the bed in the mid and late fifties. It was their camper, and they slept on the bed and had built benches that converted to beds and a kitchen my grandmother cooked their meals on.
    So I guess this little stove has seen its fair amount of miles.
     

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  2. hikerduane

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    Nice stove, story.
    Duane
     
  3. nmp

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    Always nice to here a stoves family history and memories.
     
  4. ROBBO55

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    A stove with family history is always good to have :thumbup: