Mark72 wrote:jfba wrote:Hi Mark I do not believe I will ever use this stove it is in to good a shape to use it.
But one never knows
Jim
Jim, I consider it to be more of a utility stove because of the intensity. I use it to burn out the old gaskets when rebuilding lantern filler caps.
Mark
Hi Mark,I would guess because of the intense cold in Europe during WWII and Korea it would have to be that way in order to work right.
From Answers.Com
When World War II began, Coleman was called upon to manufacture products for the various branches of the U.S. armed services, including 20-millimeter shells for the Army, projectiles for the Navy, and parts for the B-29 and B-17 bombers for the Air Force. In June 1942 the company was notified by the Army Quartermaster Corps with an urgent request--field troops needed a compact stove that could operate at 125 degrees above and 60 degrees below zero, was no larger than a quart bottle of milk, and could burn any kind of fuel. Moreover, the Army wanted 5,000 of the stoves delivered in two months.
Coleman worked nonstop to design and manufacture a stove to the Army's specifications. The end product was better than the Army had requested: the stove could work at 60 degrees below and 150 degrees above Fahrenheit; it could burn all kinds of fuel; it weighed a mere three and one-half pounds; and it was smaller than a quart bottle of milk. The first order for 5,000 units was flown to U.S. forces involved in the November 1942 invasion of North Africa. Ernie Pyle, the famous World War II journalist who wrote about the common man's experience in the war, devoted 15 articles to the Coleman pocket stove and considered it one of the two most important pieces of noncombat equipment in the war effort, the other being the Jeep.
Anyway welcome and get going on that tear. Swing into Medina when you come see your daughter. My back yard is like a campground. Your always welcome.
by ERV » Thu Dec 02, 2010 8:19 pm 
