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Post by magikbus on Oct 22, 2014 11:33:39 GMT -8
Stan made mention of when and where is the next meeting. We had talked about the 28th of October, likely a garage stop this time at my place. Further info will be posted later this week... Thanks Russ, I've requested Don make a special "posting place" for meeting information, that'll help eventually. No rush though. Stan
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Post by tony on Oct 22, 2014 13:00:33 GMT -8
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Post by magikbus on Oct 22, 2014 17:28:19 GMT -8
Hey Stan, maybe you can identify some things for me. These items were dropped off by my Aunt and once belonged to my Uncle. Brent identified some Coleman parts there, but what is the biggest item and how old is it???
Any ideas??? Yes Russ, now I have narrowed down the ID of the tank and burner in your picture. It's from a 111B which is a varient of the 111 genre of Optimus case stoves. The 111 which I have is very similar with the exception of the number of air tubes leading to where the flame comes out of the burner. Since the 111 is a dedicated kerosene burning stove, it needs 4 air tubes (see my pic). The 111B is a dedicated white gas burning stove and since white gas (Coleman fuel, or naptha) is much more volatile, it doesn't need as much heating before burning hence it only has 2 air tubes (see your pic). Get it? In the picture of my 111 you can see the parts you will need to get your tank and burner up and running. First a case. Then two chrome pot stands. Then a chrome tank heat shield. Then a valve knob and shaft (attached to the chain). Then a flame spreader (the round thing that looks like it came off a miniature nuclear power plant). Then a wind screen (the blackened tube that fits over the burner to protect it from the wind). Then a wrench (attached to the lid of the case), funnel and meths bottle (used to hold alcohol to prime the stove). If you feel like starting to collect euro brassies, then that's what you need to get this one completed. It's age is somewhere in the 60s or 70s. They didn't have dates on them you have to date them by shape and style. Stan
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Post by Volktales on Oct 22, 2014 21:18:58 GMT -8
Thanks for the info, Stan. I actually do have the case, but it was not very photogenic and I didn't know it was part of the rest. I think I will stick to collecting VW stuff. Although now that I think about it, I used to collect vintage radios quite some time ago. I still have quite a few of them, and will maybe post some pictures later...
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Post by magikbus on Oct 23, 2014 6:48:37 GMT -8
That's great Russ... I'd love to see all of your parts ! Stan
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Post by CrazyBrit on Oct 24, 2014 18:55:15 GMT -8
I remember cooking over one of those types of stoves when I was a kid. We used an old Primus (?) stove. They used to stink of paraffin!
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Post by magikbus on Oct 25, 2014 8:00:01 GMT -8
Ah! They only "stink" when they are improperly adjusted and raw paraffin (kerosene) leaks out of joints in the intake manifolds and evapourates into the air without burning. However, that being said, some of those older stoves, which were very robustly made so as to be easily user repairable, were known for leaky joints as they got older. Some of the German stoves such as the Enders or the Juwel were infamous for "leaky joints".
Stan
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Post by PICTUP on Oct 25, 2014 8:22:16 GMT -8
One time when on a kayaking trip in the Gulf Islands, my friend and I took along a similar type stove. She had owned this stove for a while and it had seen a lot of use. We had set up camp on a little unnamed Island and the stove was set up on a big exposed rock, as per usual on the late summer day in the dry Gulf Islands. I don't know exactly how it happened, maybe too much pressure(?), but the pump started to leak quite spectacularly, because it became a flame thrower! I was somewhat mesmerized by this and was mulling over in my brain just why it was doing this, when I realized my friend was yelling at me to "BLOW IT OUT"!! At which point I did of course. We had worked along side one another at the Bamfield Marine Station for a couple of years, so it was another adventure to log into the books. We still joke about how our adventures always seemed to be a "brush with death". Even at the time we realized this. I think it came from watching too much Monty Python
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Post by magikbus on Oct 25, 2014 9:07:36 GMT -8
It must have been a white gas stove because Kerosene (paraffin) stoves won't do that. Probably a Coleman 400 model, (small single burner model) they're known for their flame thrower characteristics. Stan
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Post by Volktales on Nov 19, 2014 22:21:59 GMT -8
Before I started acquiring too many real VWs, I did once have another non-automotive hobby... I used to collect and fix up old home radios and still have many of them collecting dust...
This is the one that started it all... This early transistor battery powered radio is a Canadian market RCA Victor. My parents had this sitting on the kitchen counter for decades. It would go on at 7:00 am and would remain on all day until 10:00 pm, unless something was good on TV... Being battery powered, a lot of D cells gave their lives in this device... Mom replaced it in the early '80's with a Panasonic plug in. That is still there...
Found out many years later that a red and white version was also available. Eventually got one of those too. Kind of a cool design, not sure of the exact year but likely early '60's.
It may not be obvious from the picture, but that red square contains the letters JVC. A lot of the early transistor radios were made in Japan and this is one of them. This one was "liberated" for me by a friend almost 30 years ago... I used to display it in the back of Dad's T-bird at car shows because it matched the seats.
Although many early transistor radios were Japanese, not all of them were. This Nobility radio came from Korea and were available in a lot of different colours. Like all these radios, it still works well.
This simple Kitaron radio is also from Japan. This one once lived in my Aunts old cabin on Gabriola Island, a place I spent a lot of my youth. Very little else remains from those times, so this one means a lot to me.
Now this is probably my favourite. A German made Nordmende Globetraveler Jr. This thing is not too big but very heavy for its size. Features many different bands and elaborate functions. I imagine this must have cost big $ in its day; I bought it at a swap meet for $20 and still use it too. It is powered by many D cells and they still are working even though they have been in there for years...
Now on to the plug in tube models... This is a 1960 RCA Victor Filteramic dual speaker model. I always thought it looks cool and still works well too.
This is a '50's Motorola Golden Voice table model. This one is natural Bakelite finish but these were also painted in various colours too. Note the little circles with triangles in them on the dial face. This was part of the US Conelrad system which was required on all radios from 1953 to 1963. It was a cold war era broadcasting system where in the event of a nuclear war, you were to tune your radio to those settings for information on what to do... A reminder of the duck and cover era...
This is a 1953 Crosley radio that looks kind of like a car speedometer. Powel Crosley was kind of the Henry Ford of radios, and he popularized cheaper radios. His company name ceased trading in 1956, so many have not heard of these. Definitely a cool looking model. This example has a nasty little secret. Depending on which way you plug in the non-grounded plug, you may or may not get a nasty electrical shock when you turn it on!!! Still works great however...
And finally here is another great German table radio, a 1959 Grundig Majestic. Grundig used the same basic styling for years and built some very classy high quality radios. Now most of them are dust collectors, but I still enjoy seeing them on my shelf... Still also have many more stuffed away as well... Wifey just doesn't get it...
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Post by tony on Nov 19, 2014 22:40:07 GMT -8
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Post by beetleboy on Nov 21, 2014 18:17:10 GMT -8
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Post by tony on Nov 21, 2014 18:29:26 GMT -8
beautiful stuff Edddie , I think I'll feel a little self conscious playing hot cross buns on the recorder now!
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Post by 77eurobus on Nov 21, 2014 21:30:51 GMT -8
Wow! Awesome Frank. I really regret selling my drum kit last year. Damn.
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Post by Volktales on Mar 14, 2024 21:56:18 GMT -8
Let's drag this long dead thread back into life for a new addition... I just acquired this today from my friend Terry. He is a huge fan of station wagons, and is also a collector of die casts and toys of his favourite cars. He bought a lot of three models recently, but only was interested in one of them (a 1960 Ford station wagon). So I got my hands on this 1963 Ford Thunderbird. Now this particular example is not a model kit, but an actual 61 year-old dealership promotional model. These were painted in proper Ford colours and have all the noteworthy features of the car printed on the bottom. This one also features Ford's "swing-away" steering column as well which is kind of neat. The previous owner of this promo detailed it, and added the "chrome" features with Bare-Metal foil. This lowers the value of these promos, but I don't care because I would have done the same thing, and it has been done very well. Maybe this guy has some Corvair promos in his stash. Hmmm....
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