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Post by akeepsake on Jan 17, 2016 6:25:50 GMT 10
Great pickup guys One of these just sold on eBay for around $150 this one would date around 1960 as it has the plastic pump handle . An easy fettle I suspect as one of the burners looks new!
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Post by stephen&Julie on Feb 7, 2016 16:13:23 GMT 10
Hi, Primus Optimus No1.S with the owners name engraved on the side, nice little unit     Cheers S&J |
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Post by akeepsake on Feb 7, 2016 23:09:56 GMT 10
Nice one S&J By the looks of the pan ring on that ripper 1.s it dates it circa 1917 You're missing a flame spreader but you can pick up a repo online ok
Well,done!
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Post by akeepsake on Feb 26, 2016 8:13:57 GMT 10
Finally got my 1953 Coleman 500 speedmaster from the USA , filled it up with Shellite ,oiled the pump washer and it fired straight up ! A very hot stove ....... Now camping consists of making coffee continually for every bod walking past who smells it !!  |
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Post by shesgotthelook on Feb 26, 2016 12:10:06 GMT 10
Forum member Scot's recent acquisition  |
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Post by akeepsake on Feb 28, 2016 9:35:51 GMT 10
Scot a nice Aladdin complete with accessory wind break box ! These work very well and boil a good sixe kettle in about 5 min
Instruction sheet is on page 1 of this thread if you're not familiar with how to fire it up
Cheers Andrew
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Post by akeepsake on Mar 19, 2016 14:18:59 GMT 10
Well ever since I saw Koalas post at the start of this thread I've been thinking it would be great to find a double bungger companion kero burner to do up an then low and behold a mate turns up and gives me his latest garage sale find! I was wrapped! ( thanks Penguin!) it'll do up a treat so stay tuned !  |
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Post by Koala on Mar 19, 2016 14:23:14 GMT 10
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Post by murray on Mar 19, 2016 15:23:04 GMT 10
Well ever since I saw Koalas post at the start of this thread I've been thinking it would be great to find a double bungger companion kero burner to do up an then low and behold a mate turns up and gives me his latest garage sale find! I was wrapped! ( thanks Penguin!) it'll do up a treat so stay tuned !  We can see it's on the operating table already  Better strap it down in case Koala visits  |
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Post by Mustang on Mar 19, 2016 16:41:47 GMT 10
Finally got my 1953 Coleman 500 speedmaster from the USA , filled it up with Shellite ,oiled the pump washer and it fired straight up ! A very hot stove ....... Now camping consists of making coffee continually for every bod walking past who smells it !!  That is a truly amazing piece of kit!!!!! and in awesome condition. |
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Post by Jennison on Apr 20, 2016 18:29:57 GMT 10
Went to a clearing sale at Narrandera last week after some fencing and picked up a Maxie metho stove and a little single metho fuel stove with billy stand for $10!
Pics soon I hope. Bought some molasses today to de-rust the latter. Only minor surface stuff
Jenno
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Post by Don Ricardo on Apr 20, 2016 19:59:58 GMT 10
Photo posted on behalf of Jennison, as per post above:
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Post by Jennison on Apr 24, 2016 8:15:55 GMT 10
Decided to see what I had to do to get the double burner going. Got all the goochi instructions from akeepsake on what I would find when I pulled it apart .....then decided to fill it up and see if it worked first....and it does like a new one!
Just a clean up required and she's cooking.
Jenno
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Post by shesgotthelook on Apr 24, 2016 12:32:10 GMT 10
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Post by Don Ricardo on May 1, 2016 15:15:34 GMT 10
Went to a clearing sale at Narrandera last week after some fencing and picked up a Maxie metho stove and a little single metho fuel stove with billy stand for $10!  |
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Post by cobber on May 10, 2016 16:02:23 GMT 10
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Post by DC3Td on May 10, 2016 16:38:29 GMT 10
Thanks Cobber for uploading the pics.Thought i`d be smart & upgrade from an old D ell W indows X P to new computer running W indows 7 H ome Premium.What was i thinking.Its so convoluted compared to the old.This stove was designed to cater for between 15 to 40 personel by splitting the unit into 2 x 22.5kg back packs (last pic).It comes fully kitted out,ready to use with cutlery/ladle/butchers knife/s&p shakers etc.Square/oblong lidded saucepans & serving trays.Even a scrubbing brush & sharpening stone.Jerry can adapters,fuel line ready to connect & tool kit.Needs its own `van to tote about i think! gordo
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Post by shesgotthelook on May 10, 2016 22:03:13 GMT 10
Once you get the hang of Windows 7 , you'll find it a breeze. Just don't be tempted to upgrade to Windows 10, now that's complicated! I ditched it but the computer was never quite right afterwards so I quit completely & bought a Mac.
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Post by DC3Td on May 10, 2016 22:27:12 GMT 10
Gday SGTL. Doubt it very much.Will see if i can re-instate the XP. For one thing u/l pics here was a breeze. Btw,i also have a beaut Maxie single burner - upright 4" tall football shaped fuel pod with flat top/base one end joined to short upright fuel line which then leads underneath to burner at other end - metal legged base about 10"x 8" x 4"h.Also a Drew & Son 'En Route'-not a total showpiece, more for display. gordo
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Post by DC3Td on May 24, 2016 22:31:44 GMT 10
  Couple additions i mentioned earlier post: (1)The Drew & Sons one has since been cleaned as good as can be considering its age. (2)The Maxie Single Burner. |
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Post by DC3Td on May 25, 2016 19:18:32 GMT 10
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Post by Mustang on May 26, 2016 18:10:44 GMT 10
Would you like to part with that TAA painting?  |
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Post by DC3Td on May 26, 2016 18:28:55 GMT 10
Hi Mustang. Sorry but the DC3 tin plate artwork is part of an overall theme i will eventually incorporate to my Td.(clad in dc3 aircraft panels from original build) gordo
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Post by shesgotthelook on Sept 4, 2016 16:52:24 GMT 10
Picked this metho stove up on ebay a few years ago. Followed instructions found on here & was pleasantly surprised as it went first go.   Our 1947 homebuilt van came with a Coleman Bushman shellite stove. Paul had posted pics of it in another thread but I will repost one here. Instructions on these look a lot more fiddly & as it hasn't been used for 50 years, I will leave it's restoration for another day.  |
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Post by Don Ricardo on Jul 27, 2017 22:53:15 GMT 10
Hi Stovies, I thought I might 'fuel up' the conversation on this thread again with the following advert for the 'Demon Kerosene Stove' published in Broadbent's Official RACV Camping & Caravanning Guide, published c. 1938 (page 16):  This is part of a larger extract posted by Franklin1 on 25 December 2007. I don't recall seeing any references to this particular stove before. Have any of you seen one? Not sure whether the name 'Demon' means it was a bit hard to handle!  Note also the camping iron. Now there's another whole thread just begging to be started. My mother used to use a little fold up electric iron in the caravan. Dona Ricardo gave up on it because it was so small and ineffective, but I may have it somewhere if I dig around... Don Ricardo |
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