I was at the lumber store to fix my front door, which of course malfunctioned at -30.
On the way back went by a sign for a garage sale. somone clearing out an estate of stuff basically.. noticed something interesting, paid 5 bucks (canadian) for it. I'm gonna gointo the garage and see if it works.. however it appears in good shape.
It burns kero..
Technically it's lightweight.. I suppose.. it doesn't seem much heavier than my svea..
One brass primus 96.. just the stove, and wrench. it came in an old edwards coffee can. no box (which I understand the originals had).
Judging by the sale, some oldtimers pack stove that was now being garage saled along with everything else in the house as the survivors prepare to clear it out.. Guess I saved it from oblivion.
a little kerosene, a prime with alcohol, woof, just like lighting a svea.
Registered: 10/30/03
Posts: 4963
Loc: Marina del Rey,CA
These stoves, or perhaps newer versions, were standard issue in NZ DOC (Department of Conservation, like our Forest Service) huts in the mid 80's, at least in the huts I stayed in.
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Don't get me started, you know how I get.
When I do stuff like that, I get the "aren't you supposed to be fixing the door?" treatment.
She was at work all day. So I was able to fix the door, buy a stove at a garage sale, buy an oak board to replace the coathook runner, shape the edge of the oak and sand it, start the varathane diamond coate on the oak, fiddle with the stove, clean it, taunt the stove fixated here, fill it up, prime it, fire it, and brag about it..
All while appearing productive and not getting in trouble. Awesomeness Achieved.
Wow.. from the look of the burner, top plate, screws, knobs, and feet, according to that this is an oldie - it appears to be a version 5 which according to them dates between 1926 and 1931. It might be twice as old as me!
Wow.. from the look of the burner, top plate, screws, knobs, and feet, according to that this is an oldie - it appears to be a version 5 which according to them dates between 1926 and 1931. It might be twice as old as me!
Phat,
Look on the underside of the tank. There should be a one or two letter date code stamped there. There might be some extraneous other markings as well, but generally the tank is stamped in the center with one or two letters. That will tell you the precise year it was made.
NICE stove by the way. Major score.
HJ
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Great find. They go for about $100 on Ebay with the original tin box. I remember using these for backpacking and thinking they were really lightweight, but that was 50 years ago. Not sure what its in the "Liteweight Zone" for:-)
Wow.. from the look of the burner, top plate, screws, knobs, and feet, according to that this is an oldie - it appears to be a version 5 which according to them dates between 1926 and 1931. It might be twice as old as me!
Phat,
Look on the underside of the tank. There should be a one or two letter date code stamped there. There might be some extraneous other markings as well, but generally the tank is stamped in the center with one or two letters. That will tell you the precise year it was made.
It has a little circle on the bottom of the tank with the letters "AB" over top of the number "21" in it.
Registered: 02/23/03
Posts: 2124
Loc: Meadow Valley, CA
I was off utilizing two other stoves on a o/n bp trip. A MSR Dragonfly w/Dragon Tamer cap and a Baby Enders. I have three 96's now, one from the 1920's and a 96 Pocket. So there! I wish any one of my stoves only cost $5, Canadian or other wise.
Yes but you need to work on your terminology. "Fixated" may be accurate but at the same time so unkind (of course Jim lost touch with reality a long time ago so no kind and descriptive word can be found for him) Franco
my primus looks very much like his - however I don't have the nice cool leather case his seems to have - that's pretty spiffy.
Mine was inside what appeared to be an early 80's vintage "edwards" brand coffee can. No box or anything, just what's in my pictures and the little wrench.
I'm kind of wondering what it would take to pack it down into something sane to take with me somewhere - and what I should do to make sure I don't get smelly kerosene all over my pack from it!
my primus looks very much like his - however I don't have the nice cool leather case his seems to have - that's pretty spiffy.
Mine was inside what appeared to be an early 80's vintage "edwards" brand coffee can. No box or anything, just what's in my pictures and the little wrench.
I'm kind of wondering what it would take to pack it down into something sane to take with me somewhere - and what I should do to make sure I don't get smelly kerosene all over my pack from it!
Ah. You found my photos.
If you look at this photo, this is what you need:
This is a "travel cap." For travel, you take down the pot supports, unscrew the riser tube, and install the travel cap. The travel cap prevents the kero from spilling all over. You also need to close the air screw of course.
HJ
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Registered: 12/16/11
Posts: 230
Loc: Orange County, CA, USA
If you look in your photo here:
You can see your travel cap at the top of the photo. You simply unscrew it from the holder. It doesn't actually do anything in its current position. The holder is just a place to park the travel cap so you don't lose it.
HJ
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I'll have to try that and see how it goes. It works pretty good for a 75 year old stove, while all the random pieces aren't there, if it doesn't leak in a bag I might take it out for a ride on my back to somewhere cool.
When I was a boyscout in England we used kerosine stoves. The only problem with them I remember is that the jets tended to clog up. The stoves came with picks to clean them with.
Registered: 12/16/11
Posts: 230
Loc: Orange County, CA, USA
Originally Posted By phat
I'll have to try that and see how it goes. It works pretty good for a 75 year old stove, while all the random pieces aren't there, if it doesn't leak in a bag I might take it out for a ride on my back to somewhere cool.
Phat,
If you have the wrench, then your stove is pretty much complete. The only thing you're missing is the instructions, box, pricker (jet cleaner), and the little alcohol bottle that used to come with the stove. But those are all extraneous items. The essentials are all there and all in good shape. YOU SCORED BIG.
HJ
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I thought since you's (proper plural form of you) guys figured out how to squeeze oil out of rocks the Canadian dollar is flying high. Isn't $5 (Canadian) like a $100 (real money) now days?
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