With the weather turning decidedly iffy over the last couple of weeks, I fuelled and ran-up a couple of go-to lanterns just in case there is any sudden darkness A 1930 Primus 1001 Lantern, a Tilley BR49 Lantern Ex-Wolverhampton Railway Workshops (which for some reason I haven't added to the gallery ) and a 1939 Primus 100 (With a 4155 Regulated Burner) Stove for tea duties. Alec.
Always good to have a plan ! - we had a power cut last night and a few lanterns were pressed into action
Nah its just a Simplex-Style kettle, common as muck really, I've 3 or 4 in different styles/sizes. I like them because apart from being designed for sitting on top of a gas/flame style cooker, the base is a void that sits over the burner. Therefore if your stove is old/crooked (badly re-soldered legs etc), or has mismatched parts/incorrect silent cap etc, the kettle will sit over the burner without worrying about a flat base rocking/teetering on top of it Here is the same Primus No.100 (running a 4150 Regulated Roarer Burner this time), with the camera poked underneath.... Alec. p.s. apologies for stove content
Thanks Alec ! dont apologise its good to learn new things simplex.. presumably they boil more efficiently with all the coils there hmm good action shots pb
Here's my "user" Speculum X246 Tilley to counter the stove photos A powerhouse, never flickers or fails, runs for hours quite happily. Every now and again you get a lantern that just runs perfectly Alec.
Yeah, variations on a theme. The true Simplex ones have rolled bottoms and have a round wire "coil" around the base. Military pattern ones (similar to this one, but this is a civvie one), have squared-off bottoms and the "coil" is rectangular in section. Have a browse on Classic Camp Stoves, lots of examples over there Alec,.
