Made in Berne by Cruchon & Emons
Brass disc in lid acts as mirror when polished...
World War 1 era GPS
Pretty cool.
This is my uncle's 1955 model Primus 71L backpacking stove which he gave me shortly before his death in 2003. I took it out of the box recently, and it fired right up. Probably hadn't been used for 30 years. Try that with a modern "white gas" stove.
It's an old fashioned wicking stove. No pumping. You open the valve and warm the stove with your hands (that part totally cracks me up). A bit of fuel comes out and goes in the circular depression around the spindle. You close the valve and light the fuel, and the heat from the small amount of fuel pressurizes the tank. No moving parts except for the valve.
The valve stem is a little banged up, but the stove is in otherwise good shape. Brass isn't the lightest material but it does last. The steel case it comes in is pretty rusty though.
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This is my uncle's 1955 model Primus 71L backpacking stove which he gave me shortly before his death in 2003. I took it out of the box recently, and it fired right up. Probably hadn't been used for 30 years. Try that with a modern "white gas" stove.
It's an old fashioned wicking stove. No pumping. You open the valve and warm the stove with your hands (that part totally cracks me up). A bit of fuel comes out and goes in the circular depression around the spindle. You close the valve and light the fuel, and the heat from the small amount of fuel pressurizes the tank. No moving parts except for the valve.
The valve stem is a little banged up, but the stove is in otherwise good shape. Brass isn't the lightest material but it does last. The steel case it comes in is pretty rusty though.
Slideshow of Primus 71L Stove