Dear Tom I yesterday aquired the same burner. I think it is used to melt asphalt or so in road maintenance.... I wonder of what period it is.
Can you carry it? Can you put a pot on top to make a brew? It obviously runs on hydrocarbon fuel 3 yeses and you are ready to post
Has a bail. Accepts a pot to melt lead: brew may be poisonous but can definitely be made in same pot. Liquid hydrocarbon fuel. Seems to be 3/3. Unless drinking of the tea/rooibos/coffee is required? @Moggie These were used for a range of uses, but lead melting by plumbers was the usual, often confirmed by lead stuck inside the windshield/support. But if yours did bitumen, that would not be a shock. They were largely replaced by alternative sealing substances and propane burners. Occupational Health and Safety: who needs it?