Hi Ross and Doc, Excellent info, thanks. Now I know the date places it in the WW2 era and the case being in a military matt brown/green finish...
Hi Colin, Thanks for the suggestion but I'd eliminated the thought of leaky solder by swapping the NRV into a known good stove where it was fine...
SHHHHH!!!!! :-$ :-$ :-$ :-$ :-$ It's was supposed to be a secret :D/ :D/ :D/ :D/ :D/ Cheers, John
Hi Ross, Certainly :) [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The only mark on the stove (other than normal engraving) is on the filler...
Thanks for the suggestions, chaps, all appreciated. A leaky soldered joint in the tube was my first thought but by swapping the NRVs over I...
The excellent Primus Dating Chart Link says this: "The code was also used the petrol model No:71 but not from the first years of production.". I...
Two stoves I'm fettling today both had leaky NRVs so I removed, cleaned made and fitted new pips (using the cup itself as a trepan). I also made...
What? what? what? (as John wakes up in a hurry when he hears his name :shock: :shock: ) Oh yes - I got one of those as an extra with, I think,...
This 1932 Primus 96 came today and with it was what looks like a brass trivet: [ATTACH] Not sure if it was supposed to be with the stove as I...
Thanks Bryan, you are, of course quite right as confirmed by this excellent piece of work from Kero: Link Mine isn't quite that shiny but I...
I've just received a stove which has no markings on it whatsoever so I have no idea what it is and hope someone can help. It came in a nice,...
Thanks George, a very nice range of boxes and plenty of inspiration. A design is coming together in my head - although I'll probably leave out the...
Small stoves came in tins. Big stoves, such as 2 pinters, didn't. They came in cardboard boxes which were not really condusive to being thrown in...
The paint is faded and in areas shaded from light it's revealed to be more red than orange. It's not in the best condition but has fortunately...
Looking at it again I think you may well be right but, if it has been used, it's been very well cleaned. Even so I'm still loath to light is as...
I bought this lovely little stove a few weeks ago but, other than ask about the unusual pump leather clamp Link haven't shown it to you all....
Here's proof that my Primus 96 now works as it should* following the excellent NRV/pump tube extraction carried out by Kerophile - thanks George...
I don't have a 123 so made the screen based on those with some of my other stoves and they don't have horizontal plates. No problem though as...
Guys, Thanks for all the kind comments, they're really appreciated. In the short time since I got interested in stoves I've successfully brought...
I recently told of a stove I bought which the seller had listed as a Primus No 6 that turned out to be a Valor No 55. The picture on the listing...
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