Looking for some help putting an age to this Monitor 17B. I have attached a number of photos which hopefully should help. Also would appreciate any thoughts around the flame, I think it is a little rich but it is massively better than when I received it.
These wee Monitor stoves certain sure have some unabashedly interesting designs on their tins… Wonder if the jet hasn’t burned out a bit oversized?
@Julian Cushworth After all those pictures, I want more! The High Speed Picnic was produced up to 1954 and had a fount of very similar appearance to the 17B, but with bun feet instead of folding, as it had an aluminium box that acted as the pot stand and windshield. When HSP was discontinued, a number of tanks were repurposed to 17B's by soldering the leg/foot brackets on. These ones have 3 dimples in the underside, where the buns would have been fitted. If your tank has dimples, it is likely to date from mid 1950's, maybe - but we haven't got a picture of that to look at!
I think it’s an early 17B tank (stamped ‘paraffin only’ rather than ‘paraffin made in england’) and an early tin with side fold in the corner. So my guess is 1950s. As @Dean says, if it has dimples under the tank it may be late 1950s.
