1923 Model 1?

[TRP]

Hey Gang,

To make a long story, very short: He wasn't going to budge off of $150.00. I tried to talk him down a bit, but he wasn't having it. He was sure he could get more for it. I doubt he could have, but it was his stove and it was his way or no way.

I had not seen a Model 1 before and the information on them is so hard to come by, I figured they must be hard to find. If I wanted one, now is the time to buy it. So I did.

I didn't do any major cleaning. I wiped it down with some wd-40 to protect it a bit and just took some brass'o to the label so it would stand out.

As you can see, it's not in too bad of shape for it's age:










I added some fuel to the pre-burner tub, pumped it up, lit the fuel in the bowl and gave it a shot. Once the fuel in the little tub started to boil, I slid the lever and moved the burners into position. The main burner lit right away, but it was pretty weak. The secondary burner wouldn't light at all. I tried fiddling with the lever with the knob (weight?) on one end, but that didn't do much. Turning the key all the way didn't have much impact.

Once I get the Benroy all done I'll turn my attention to this ole girl. See if a cleaning will do the trick.

Any suggestions? I'm all ears.

Thanks for checking back in. I'm happy to share in the excitement of my latest find.
Ted

[Lazybones]

Awesome! Glad you decided to get it. It looks good sitting on the back of your trailer.
Lee

[doug hodder]

The aux burner handle only turns 90 degrees to operate. It's not an unscrew thing like on the newer Colemans.

[TRP]

The aux burner handle only turns 90 degrees to operate. It's not an unscrew thing like on the newer Colemans.

This is where I expose my ignorance on this new stove (or any stove for that matter!) - Where is the auxiliary burner handle? Is that the brass lever to the rear of the main burner? The L shaped lever with what appears to be a weigh on the end? Please see the image below. Is it the lever that's up and to the rear of the burner there? (it's kind of pointing to the rear of the stove).



Thanks for helping me out,
Ted

[doug hodder]

It's the little 1/8" rod with the 90 bent on the end of it. Once you get the stove into running position, that rod should poke through the outer hole in the side of the box. Doug