COLEMAN MODEL 417B STOVE - EBay - Real Fixer Upper

Lanterns, stoves, etc... anything old!

COLEMAN MODEL 417B STOVE - EBay - Real Fixer Upper

Postby PresTx82 » Sat Mar 14, 2009 6:25 pm

Here's a fixer upper:

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-COLEMAN-MOD ... 7C294%3A50

Looks like it survived a house fire! :oops:
Mark
El Paso, Texas
User avatar
PresTx82
500 Club
 
Posts: 657
Images: 1
Joined: Tue Feb 14, 2006 11:40 am
Location: El Paso, Texas

Postby Micro469 » Sat Mar 14, 2009 6:37 pm

I'll bet Doug bids on that one........ He likes the challenging ones....... :D
John
Image
User avatar
Micro469
Super Lifetime Member
 
Posts: 3185
Images: 382
Joined: Mon Nov 07, 2005 10:46 pm
Location: Brampton,Ontario,Canada

Postby closurdo » Sat Mar 14, 2009 6:53 pm

Looks like it was the cause of the house fire :lol:
User avatar
closurdo
Teardrop Inspector
 
Posts: 17
Joined: Fri Sep 08, 2006 3:30 pm
Location: S.E. Michigan
Top

Postby doug hodder » Sat Mar 14, 2009 7:41 pm

Micro469 wrote:I'll bet Doug bids on that one........ He likes the challenging ones....... :D


Probably not John....I got one of those already. Doug
doug hodder
*Snoop Dougie Doug
 
Posts: 12625
Images: 562
Joined: Tue Dec 14, 2004 11:20 pm
Top

Postby hotrod » Sat Mar 14, 2009 11:36 pm

Thats not from a housefire, its just good chili :lol:
Paul
Some people are like slinkys.. not much good for anything but they still make you smile when you push them down the stairs....
User avatar
hotrod
TILT
TILT
 
Posts: 16571
Joined: Tue Dec 12, 2006 10:04 pm
Location: northwest minnesota
Top

Postby doug hodder » Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:21 pm

It's a re-buildable stove. Don't get intimidated about the amount of cooked paint on them. It pretty much shows lack of care or operational knowledge on behalf of the operator. It just may be a great deal as others will be gun shy on it.

Some time and effort will reveal a great treasure. Most all of the reasonably priced "old" ones, like 60yr+ are going to be in a similar condition, if not, you are going to pay for it. Unless it's really bent up, and the guts are hammered or a rotted out carcass...it's rebuildable. A new 424 2 burner from Wally World dual fuel will run you 65$+. Thing is, you got no history with one of those and as usual, the older ones are made of much heavier materials.

If you don't have access to a bead blaster, Jasco or another stripper will work fine, and at worst sand paper. Even after a blast, I still spend a fair amount of time sanding on them. Not all the parts are easily available however so if you get into a really old one, like pre-war, you may have to do a search to find them, as well as some time spent on lighting techniques/ instruction. They don't all "instant light", pretty much till after '30. On my last 417B 1940, I had 10$ in the stove, 15$ in paint (still some leftover), some stripper and time. Finished product....priceless. I'd put it up against any propane stove of similar size. Doug
doug hodder
*Snoop Dougie Doug
 
Posts: 12625
Images: 562
Joined: Tue Dec 14, 2004 11:20 pm
Top


Return to Vintage Camping Equipment

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 3 guests