I've just got this new stove, it says Primus on the pan support ring but I'm not convinced that's what it is. Can anyone on the forum help me identify it and possibly tell me what it's worth? It needs a bit of a fettle up and I haven't lit it yet. When it's spic and span I'll post some more pics of it in action.
The stove was made my Tilley, now famous for the pressure lamps they make, your best bet for a valuation is to put it on ebay Nice stove
Rik_uk3 Thanks for the advice but it says Primus on the pan support ring. Can't you tell me how much it is worth? I don't want to sell it but it would be nice to know. Is there anywhere that I can get an instruction book for it? thanks bugleblower
The Primus pan support trivet is not part of the original stove. The stove is a Tilley. However, yours does not look like an original Tilley stove. Yours looks like a home-made conversion of a Tilley lamp. An example of a Tilley stove is here: http://www.
Greetings, Bugleblower, Rik is absolutely correct about your stove. It is a Tilley, and not a Primus. Apparently someone has added a Primus pot support to it at some time in the past. But, Primus did not make your stove. As to it's value, that is all very relative. We do not offer valuation for any stove, as it's "value" can change from one day, to the next. As Rik suggests, if you wish to know it's "worth", put in on Ebay, and note the price for which it sells. Then, and only then, will you know what it is "worth".....at least for the day that it sells! As an example, "Stove A" can sell on Ebay for $500 one day, and the very next day, an identical "Stove A" will only bring $5.00. So, nobody can tell you what your stove is worth. Of course, if you really love stoves, as do we, then you won't really CARE what your stove is worth, because you won't be selling it!! Take care and God Bless! Every Good Wish, Doc Mark
Hey Doc Mark There's no way I'm going to sell it. So if I put it on ebay it's then sold and I don't have it anymore. If it's worth a lot of money then I'll do it up and put it on a shelf somewhere. If it's only worth a few dollars then I'll use it when camping to rustle up a gumbo and brew my early mornig java bugleblower
It looks as if you've got a one of a kind there. The primus pan ring is obviously "aftermarket." The tilley pot support appears to be a cut down lantern globe guard, as it has four legs and a welded ring. The Primus pan ring has six segments with three having clips pressed into them to attach to the three legs common to almost all primus type kerosene pressure stoves. Pan rings aren't a good indicator of manufacture as they are so easily interchanged among stoves, and were sold as spares to be used on any stove as needed. I've got "loose" pan rings branded Aida, Cat, Primus, Optimus, Svea, Prabhat, and one or two unmarked ones. They all interchange. As to value, no one is going to know, as it's so unusual. If it works and you like it, go ahead and use it. What good's a stove that just gathers dust, anyway? Nice stove anyway. Gerry
Hello, The burner looks to be made by Burmus. The screw in the center suggests that. You have a homemade or 'Frankenstein' stove. Use it and enjoy it. Chuck
Bugleblower, my arse - you beardy old tw*t! You can maybe fool the rest but you don't get past me, Henry - you made that stove yesterday and it's worth Jack Sch*tt. So send it to me and I'll give it the treatment it deserves...
Tee Hee My cover has been blown Sorry chaps didn't mean to do it I forgot to log on, and then the alcohol took over Well done all of you that spotted what it was. You're right Chuck it is a Burmos burner. I've been going to do something like this for some time. I would have liked a burner rather like a 111 so that it could be adjustable but they have a side entry. Today I've done some adapting and silver soldering and I'll see if I can get a flame out of it tonight.
Hey, Henry, or "Bugleblower", or whatever you've been "blowing" , And I tried to be SOOOO nice in my reply to you, all the while wanting to tell you to shove that stove where the sun never shines!!!!!! OK, you got us, Henry, or at least all of us except David, who has done Sherlock Holmes proud in his detective work!!! Good on ya' David, for digging out the truth, and for exposing good old Henry for the fraud that he was in all this!!! Henry, neat job on the stove. Let us know if your FrankenStove fires up, or if you've just been pissing into the wind!! Take care, and God Bless! Every Good Wish, Doc Mark
Well I tried it tonight with a standard Primus roarer burner on it and it went a treat. For a while Bit of a problem though, the fitting that I adapted was from and old stove, silver soldered it up at work, didn't notice a split in it sprayed lighted kero all over the shed Back to the drawing board Shouldn't be much of a problem now that i know it works, just a matter of detail Watch this space
It was good to see that everyone was not taken in by the 'Tilley Stove'. We all told you it was a botched job but were ever so polite about it. Anyway, Henry, when I see you I will show you where to put the stove - out of politeness again, I will even use rubber gloves.
All finished at last. Ladies and Gentlemen (that includes you David ) I give you The one and only Tilleymus No2 The pan ring sat a bit high so instead of cutting and welding the legs I put the double set in to lower it down, I think it adds a certain style It light's easily and burns wonderfully. Sounds like ten thousand bees all farting at once. Cracking flame and pumped right up you can hear it 50 yards away. So I got the coffe pot out and had a brew up. I used Muchu Picchu coffee from caf?direct, wifey bought it from Sainsbury's, I'd recommend it to anyone.
Just as long as it doesn't smell like 10,000 bee farts! If it does, please don't bring it to Newark - or if you must, please pitch downwind of me. I had enough with James last year...
