Meths is perhaps the best fuel; here's a Kiwi classic, made in Christchurch Mine doesn't have the often seen side windshields, so is perhaps domestic or for the bach The Silence Of The Meths Extra holes at the rear of the burner to heat the vaporiser tube This shows how much meths was used to boil water for two cuppas
@David Must be a kiwi expression. I’ve not heard it on this side of the Tasman. We use “bachelor pad” but not in that context. Cheers Tony
@Tony Press, @David: And it depends from whence you hail - 'bach' (pronounced batch, not bark as in Bach ... ) in the North Island of NZ and 'crib' in many parts of the South Island. Although the two are used commonly throughout, the term predominates as per above. Here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bach_(New_Zealand)
Yes, I agree, it does look an earlier version than yours. As I said, I could only find information from 1046 and 1947 and that stove was depicted in those years. I suppose there are two possibilities. They used an old stove in the 1946 ad or your stove is from the 50's.
