Hi, I had picked this stove up at an antique mall a few days ago. The chrome is still very nice. I really havent done anything yet to the stove but light it. You have to pre heat the burner by opening the valve a couple of seconds to have a bit of fuel flow into the lower portion under the burner, (similar to any of the stove that need a pre-heat). I waited untill the flame died down, then I opened the valve and lit the burner. (You can hear the fuel moving from the tank into the lower portion of the burner). With the control knob you have very good control of the flame. It has quite a large fuel tank with a small cap and vent hole in the top. It is aprox 8"W x 16"L (tip of handle to fuel tank) and 5" tall, to the top of the fuel tank is 9 1/2". I'm not sure how to add the patent info but here is the link http://www.google.com/patents?id=kK...+stove&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=0_1#PPA1,M1
Awesome!!! I love it. Be careful not to polish too hard. It is nickle plated not chrome.(Chrome plating process was not common before 1928) Mike...
Hi Very ornate and attractive stove. I would have thought that this was likely used in a (well-off) household to heat a chafing or warming dish, or make pancakes to table, rather than intended for camping. Seems to operate well and produce quite a powerful flame compared to domestic alcohol stoves relying on a wick. Nice acquisition! Best Regards, Kerophile.
Hi and thanks for the kind words. Hi Flivver, Thanks for the tip, I dont think I would polish it, it is in very decent shape, maybe just a soap and water. Hi Kerophile, yes I agree with you, I wouldnt belive that this stove would be taken camping. But might be fun to take car camping though just for fun. Actually my wife really likes it and wants to use it in her antique store for her 3rd Anniversary Brouhaha to keep the food that she is planning to serve warm.
A very fine object d'art indeed, even when it's worn out (in another 100years from now ), it is still very decorative! And by the looks of it, your cat also likes it. Regards, Wim
Hi Rick_b, Super lovely stove, magnificent condition, just beautiful . I have the #70 version this stove, not nearly as nice as yours although. I believe yours is the #75 listed in this Manning-Bowman catalogue There are no dates on catalogue , but from the cover girl's attire and this insert in catalogue I would guess early 1900's or so, but not real sure. Somebody out there should know more. Cheers Tom
Hi Tom, Thanks for kind words and the catalog pics, yes it sure looks like the 75. I saw one on ebay with a bin of 100.00? I paid 12.50
Hi Rick_B and all, I just wanted to post this pic of something very interesting I found inside my #70 stove. These "rocks" came for inside the fuel tube - labeled "H" on the patent diagram - and must have been in the circular section of fuel tube "H" as the long cotton filter part ( on left in pic) occupied the long straight section of part "H" . Rick_b if you ever fettle your gorgeous stove and take it apart , could you let us know if your stove has these same "mini-lava" rocks inside ? BTW be careful if you do as the tiny rocks will spill out of tube if turned up ; from exeperience I know this I almost lost my rocks as they spilled from the tube - I did not know they were there ! I had to sweep them up, luckily I saved them,but I suspect one could use crushed lava rocks to replace if necessary. Has anyone seen this before ? What are they for ? Cheers Tom
Hi Kerophile and all Kerophile ,thought you and everybody would enjoy this pic, particularly the secong part of text It goes along nicely with your comments Cheers Tom
Thanks for the great info! I have one of these stoves, with the patient date January 1909. I am looking to sell it if anyone is interested. It needs polishing but is in very good condition.
