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Primus No 5 S-or Paraffin Stove

Accession Number

1571.2020.1

Object Name

Primus No 5 S-or Paraffin Stove

Created

29/10/2020

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

29/10/2020

Brief Description

Primus No 5 paraffin stove with pot stand.

Materials

Brass

Dimensions

21.5(H) x 21(w of pot stand) cms

Number Of Objects

1

Inscription Description

“MADE IN SWEDEN” on pot stand
“NO 5 S:OR PRIMUS A/B B A HJORTH REG’D TRADEMARK STOCKHOLM MADE IN SWEDEN SOLE MAKER OF THE APPARATUS PRIMUS” on stove
"AO" in circle on base

Colour

Gold, black

Maker

Primus

Object Production Place

Sweden

Provenance

Another interesting addition to our ever growing collection of Primus stoves and it might be worth reiterating here that ‘Primus’ has become the generic name for just about every paraffin stove ever manufactured, even when not made by Primus - just as we call most vacuum cleaners, hoovers.
We have an array of non Primus paraffin stoves elsewhere in the collection:-
Monitor, Parasene, Svea, Chalwyn, Burmos, Optimus, Radius, Shinabro etc.
Anyway we do have a Primus No5 S-or here in the collection. Manufactured in 1940, the letters S-or indicate that it is a Senior which, rather confusingly, seems to be a lightweight version of the standard No5 with a slightly smaller tank and thinner brass.
Though folks do take stoves like this camping, they were aimed at a domestic market at a time when few people had electricity.
The smaller, packaway stoves with retractable legs didn’t appear much until after the Second World War when the great outdoors was the place to be.
Thanks to our pal, Ronnie MacKenzie, for donating this particular Primus.

Acquisition Method

Donated by Ronnie MacKenzie

Acquisition Date

29/10/2020

Condition Check Date

29/10/2020

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

29/10/2020

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