Hi, I have just come back from Rome, Italy where I acquired an old Juwel No.1 stove, probably dating from the 1930s. I have started to fettle it and thought that some of you might like to follow the process. Firstly here are some photos of the stove after removal of most of the loose dirt: I then removed all the fittings and treated these and the tank with citric acid solution to remove the tarnish etc. Here you can see the tank coated with citric acid/ cellulose mixture: After washing in water and detergent solution I have here re-assembled the stove: The lettering is now much clearer and it is possible to admire the quality of the engraving on the tank: Here is a photo of the top of the roarer burner, which has also been cleaned. It appears to have cyrillic script as well as the normal Juwel and Germay markings and the Barthel logo: Finally, a photo from the base of the tank, again showing the country of origin: Germany: So this is the record of work in progress. I hope you find it interesting. I will keep you posted. Best Regards, Kerophile.
Hi Danta, I always aim to get my stoves operating before I make them pretty. Today I fuelled, and then fired-up this 1930s Juwel No.1 to see if it would pass the Tea Test:: Here I am boiling a kettle of water to make a brew of tea. Mission accomplished. You can see that I have a good powerful blue flame from the Juwel stove [ And finally, a close-up of the burner head and flame-pattern. Best Regards, Kerophile.
Morning, Kerophile, As always, from you, stellar stuff, George!!! Very well done!! I think I'm going to have to give your citric acid stuff a try, as it appears to work much better than simply soaking the brass parts in a solution of liquid citric acid!! May I ask the recipe, once more, please? Thanks, very much, and again, well done, Mate!! Take care, and God Bless! Every Good Wish, Doc
Hi Doc, I still use a solution of Citric acid in water, with a few drops of detergent added, for the burner and Tank fittings. I sometimes use this in conjunction with a small ultrasonic cleaning unit. For the stove tanks I favour a cellulose/citric acid mixture (George's Stove Restorer) as it will adhere to vertical and horizontal surfaces and gives controllable results. You simply make up about a pint of wallpaper paste...not too stiff or too runny. Add about 1-1.5 teaspoonsful of citric acid crystals, plus a few drops of detergent, and stir to dissolve. I keep this paste solution in a small pump-bottle, such as is used for liquid soap. This keeps the mixture from drying out and makes it easy to dispense. Paint this paste onto the brass surfaces using an old brush and agitate occasionally to loosen the tarnish. One major advantage of the paste method is that it is very economic and you can use it to treat "spot-type" corrosion and tarnish, thus minimising general attack of the remainder of the brass-work as you would get with a citric acid or vinegar bath.. Don't leave the paste on for more than about 20 mins. Rinse well after this period, using bicarbonate of soda solution to neutralise any remaining acid, if you are fussy. Stubborn tarnish can then be given another application. Hope this helps, Good Luck, Best Regards, Kerophile
Hey, Kerophile, Ahhh, that's the ticket!! Many thanks, Sir! This time, I took a digital photo of your potion instructions, and so can file it away, where it can be found again. I'm admittedly horrible at filing important stuff, and tend to put things, both digitally and hard paper, where it can only be found by sheer coincidence, or pure luck!! Now, your recipe is safe inside my "stove" file, where it can be found easily! Thanks, again, and God Bless! Every Good Wish, Doc
Great stuff. The Barthel lettering and 'GB' logo really are impressive. Now, please tell, how did you manange with bringing the stove home from Rome.? Did you fly, and if so, did you have any trouble with airport security? Thanks.
Hi Spudz, I flew with British Airways from Rome Fiumincino Airport to Heathrow. The next day I took flights from London Gatwick to Edinburgh, and then onward in a small 'plane to Wick in the Far North of Scotland. There was no way this stove could travel as hand luggage. I therefore washed out the tank several times, removed the filler cap....so that if X-rayed the tank could be seen to be empty, and packed it with my dirty socks in the suitcase. Stoves are not actually on the prohibited list they print on the back of boarding cards, although liquids, pressurised gases, lighters and matches are. However, I guess I was just lucky on this occasion. I didn't pay too much for the Juwel so I could have stood the loss if it was confiscated. I did think about mailing it to myself but it is a lot of hassle when you are staying in a hotel. Best Regards, George.
The Postal (non)Service in Italy is a lot of hassle full stop, doesn't matter whether you are staying in an hotel or no. Glad that the stove had a safe flight home. another one saved
Hi Spudz, I used to share your low opinion of the Italian Postal Services but I must say that the postcards we sent home from this trip were delivered in record fast time. I am glad to have found this Juwel and that it is on its way to full health again. Maybe I should have bought the Virtus as well...... https://classiccampstoves.com/threads/virtus-home-range.5669/#post-50738 I guess there must still be stoves available to find in Italian street markets. Best Regards, Kerophile
