Hi everyone, I was going through my grandma's garage today and stumbled across this vintage Valor 65-S paraffin/kerosene boiling stove. To my surprise, it is literally brand new and completely unused. It still has the original factory paper band wrapped around the chimney, the British-made paper inspection tag attached, and the pastel green enamel is completely spotless. I’m trying to learn a bit more about this specific example: How rare is it to find a Valor 65-S in untouched, New Old Stock (NOS) condition like this? Are there any specific details about this particular pastel green colorway or production year? Is there any specific history behind this model that collectors look out for? I’d love to hear from anyone who knows these classic British stoves well. Thanks in advance for any insights!
@Jeanamlt Welcome to CCS, and a great score and first post, you have a earlier model the later model which i see a lot of the later model with red tank in hardware shops back in the 70's and early 80's, they were massed produced and virtually all iron mongers hardware shops sold them, to find one as you have i would say would not be too common and quite rare, i am sure quite a few were purchased as a back up stove especially the latter model in the early 70's due to the power cuts of the 70's here in the UK. A main purpose of these type of stove were for rural area the were not on the grid( gas supply) there were oven produced for these stoves and ranges, But a British made one as yours i would say quite rare
