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In Australia both Shellite and White Spirit were odourless kerosene
(paraffin in the UK!), not explosive as petrol is. This was the reason for
the metho starting; the burner had to be hot to vapourise the kero. My
other used white spirit for drycleaning clothes. I am talking of the 1930s
and 40s here.
The Primus camping stoves of the 1930s were brand name OPTIMUS and were
manufactured in Sweden.They were brass, round standing on steel rod legs
with a single burner and a round frame on top to hold the kettle.There was
no needle valve in these, just a small screw near the pump that was
unscrewed far enough to let the pressure down.
Bob VK6BE.
> I also remember an old camping stove; it was known as a Primus, (from
> the mid 50's) but I'm not certain of the actual bramd. This had 2 can
> tanks on the rear of the backboard, gravity feeding the adjustable
> burners. These burners (circular) had flow control needle valves and small> shallow pans below,
which werefilled with meths as preheating for the
> burners.
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