The No.50 is the stablemate to the No.53 (silent) - with both having nickel-plated steel tanks. There is no doubting who the manufacturer is… Trivet stamping. Burner head stamping. A Primus No.210 reserve cap is my addition. In the following picture, a small portion of the ‘date stamp circle’ is just visible under the removable collar. The date stamp on a No.50 (and No.53) is always under this collar. Date stamp: AC = 1938. Steel pump rod and knurling patterns… Pre-heat cup stamping. Flame spreader stamping… The ‘before’ picture of the No.50… …the original flame spreader (not present in the above picture) did however come with the stove. A solder repair to the steel tank’s underside was required prior to cleaning the tank back to bare metal, for nickel plating. Pharael.
@Sellig33 - Much appreciated, thank you. There was a good deal of rust in the tank which I had to originally deal with which had also perforated the tank bottom. I have no doubt that many No.50’s have been lost over the years because of the steel tanks corroding. Real shame. Nice to have saved this one Pharael.
