@Knee Another old treasure preserved - great work!
@gnome Thanks! @Marko57 One never knows quite what might turn up! @igh371 Your British Soutter is an impressive bit of kit - thanks for...
@Tony Press Point noted… My other sibling just got older!
@abbahco1 Thanks Peter for your input - always valued!
@mr optimus It certainly is hefty! When I get back into TAS and have access to scales I shall weigh for comparison. Chris’s (@Blackdog) comment...
@Tony Press Yes, it will definitely be coming to yous when I get back into TAS! @Blackdog You are very correct regarding the weight factor! I...
@Tony Press Currently in VIC, heading to SA and then QLD. No more stove “hunter/gathering” for the next few months - just exploring our wide and...
Part B: The cast iron pan ring remains intact: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] "PIONEER" [ATTACH] "HUNT'S" [ATTACH] "OIL-GAS Co. [ATTACH]...
Part A: This will be in two parts because of the number of images for recording purposes. I “gathered” this on my recent Southerly travels - it...
This stove hopefully will help with the "ageing" of Optimus stoves. I “gathered” this on my recent Southerly travels - along with what would have...
Prior to my departure from Tasmania for warmer climes I shared this image with @Tony Press and we postulated what make/model of stove it was:...
@igh371 @Nicola Francesco Elia I'm wondering if this burner would have a "UFO" style top cap - looking at how the flame is rising centrally...
@Blackdog Thanks Chris! The pan ring immediately caught my eye. I've just posted to the Reference Gallery now too! I haven't put anything up...
This has already featured in "Rust but Running": Rusty but Running but I thought it appropriate to repost here too... [ATTACH] The "autolight"...
Part B: After a boil-up and rub-down with Penetrene it became much more presentable: [ATTACH] I scrubbed the pan ring with a wire brush and...
Primus No. 5 - 1914 Part A: When I happened across these images on a well-known selling site I was excited by the cast iron pan ring: [ATTACH]...
I acquired this in my most recent travels: [ATTACH] It appears to be of similar vintage to this igh371 stove: Lux No.5, internal-NRV,...
@Stanisław Grajewski That is a fine (reclaimed) example of a very old, well used stove. Great work on your part and thank you for sharing.
This afternoon I visited @Tony Press and we had a “blast”! We subjected both 801 burners to my “McGivor” pressure/heat setup and were surprised...
SVEA No: 1 with original 801 burner and re-created burner plate (Version 2): [ATTACH]
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