For those with their names already down to come along (or any Old Hand), up for grabs is:
One RM MFG & Engineering Co Ltd One pint Picnic stove
I have test burned this stove ~ but I cannot guarantee that it does not need a service or repair(s).
Special thanks go to the members of
Classic Camp Stoves for the information on the two stoves.
At this early point I shall point out that:
- The following item does not belong to me, but to a scout group and is being sold in an effort to raise funds.
- All money from the sale of these items will go to the scout group and be used to purchase modern camping equipment.
- The items are used and have been in storage for a long time ~ possibly 30 years :yikes: .
- The items are sold as seen.
- Fuel is not included - but there may be a small amount in the tank.
- As with most things in life ~ A good service and a clean is never amiss.
- Offers / trades / swaps cannot be accepted
- Pick up will be at Rough Close only.
An RM MFG & Engineering Co Ltd One Pint Picnic Stove.
(I hadn't heard of this British Marque either
)
WYSIWYG
The tin isn't original ~ spiritburner of
CCS managed (from the pics below :yikes: ) to ID it as a tin for a Two Tigers Stove. Checks proved him to be correct
. Two Tigers was another English Marque which no longer exists.
£20
Some info on the RM stove from Kerophile of
CCS.
Hi, I received an email with comments on these very similar Picnic stoves from my good friend Bryan Miller: "There is nothing mysterious about the Veritas, Thermidor and RM 1 pint stoves because they are the same stove. The only difference between them is that Thermidor always used their unique tank lid on their brand of stove. Thermidor bought RM in 1952 but both factories continued in operation after the purchase and RM appeared to do its own thing although some of the designs were shared by the two companies. Veritas was the brand name of a range of hardware products. The brand name was used by Falk Stadelmann I think. They had a warehouse but no factory. Someone made their products probably to their specification and put their brand name and trademark on them. The trademark was registered but the brand name was used by several firms producing different products. Either Thermidor or more probably RM made the Veritas stoves. There is an oddity in the situation in that Veritas had an earlier version of the same stove and I have never seen a matching RM or Thermidor stove. I am fairly certain that the information about RM being bought by Thermidor is on the website. [ Note RM Engineering was taken over by.Samuel Heath and Sons (Thermidor) in the early1950s ] The lithographed tins were used for the three stoves at one time. The only differences between the different brands was the brand name on the tins and each brand had its own colour tin. Later on the imprinted lettering was dropped from the tanks and transfers were used to identify the brand of the stove. Even later the tanks were lacquered and the transfers were put on top of the lacquer. I suspect that Thermidor were the only factory making stoves at that time and they had a stock of assembled stoves. When they got an order for a brand of stove they simply put the correct transfer on the stoves. This saved a lot of multiple stocking of the same product. SH &S (Thermidor) diversified and made Britool tools which were quality products. They also made brass door furniture. I think that they are now part of the Draper industries" Bryan really is very knowledgable about stoves. Best Regards, Kerophile
The boxes Bryan refers to are not the type used with your stove.
However,I have seen similar stove boxes to yours, used for Veritas and Thermidor stove. These are probably some of the best stove boxes made as they used heavier gauge tin-plate and resist rust better than most.
These boxes came in two sizes, the smaller intended for 1-pint stoves, and the larger for 1.75/2 pint collapsible stoves. It may be that your box is the larger size one.
RM stove are well-made and generally perform well.
Best Regards,
Kerophile.
The tin has been identified (see passage above the pics of the box) as belonging to a Two Tigers Stove (not included).
