Hi Folks, Here's a "D" stamped 1914 Primus No.215 It needed a light going-over: a thorough burner clean, a fresh pump leather and the flame ring straightened. Apart from a nasty bash in its backside it has an overall decent patina Some close-up photos: Late No.221 Legs: There were no legs with it unfortunately, so I borrowed a set of late No.221 legs for a trial run (too short, but fine for a test with a gas kettle): A fine chap copied a set of No.215 legs for me and those are the ones that now live with it Much better height, looks good and its a real favourite in the "rotation" of tea-makers The 215 and 216 appear to be dinosaurs by the time this was produced, particularly since the 100 was introduced at the turn of the century. I can find these as far as 1917 but not in '22. If you had the 8-11 range, superseded by 230/221 etc, surely the gap is plugged by the 100 for a large portable (to say nothing of the discus when they found their stride). You could say the discus superseded the 15/15a/215 etc etc but there was a heck of an overlap. One of these legacy lines they seemed so keen to hang onto, I really don't understand why Primus spread themselves so thin in these few years, almost as if there were ongoing debates over style/function/direction, pet projects by engineers/designers who wouldn't back down, or trying to find the tiniest gap in the market to see what would take-off? I do like it though, different shape, strong performer, although not as compact as its brothers and sisters, that was perhaps its downfall? A similar performing/capacity stove could be produced in a more compact package? Anyway, enough musings and more Tea! Alec. @igh371
agreed with your finding/opinion - but what a lovely model it is nonetheless! alongside the 215/216 one could opt for the no. 8, at 0,7l a much smaller stove with a strong output. the 8 was also available as part of the compact outfit range by condrup. frank daniel
Morning @Rangie , What a wonderful old Primus! I love the shape of the fonts on these older Primus stoves. Even with it's "battle scars", this is a fantastic stove! Great job of fettling it back to life, too! Thanks for sharing, and for the excellent photos!! Take care, and God Bless! Every Good Wish, Doc
