Maybe a reason they dont make things like they did in the older days is because they dont sell as much so they design it with things that wont last in order to make people buy things over and over?
@@oksoijusttookafatshit I still own some incandescent decade bulbs. They cost a lot of electricity but actually do last me over ten years so just put in a very high fixture that I can't replace myself (old lady). The LED less electric but not sure about longevity. But I was given 30 free LED used ones from a business that changed them out to have the same color bulbs . Waste not want not!
Sir I want to thank you for teaching people the importance of thanking God. That's awesome of you and I hope children will watch and learn from you. Your doing a fantastic job I'd never heard of this type of stove before never too old to learn anyway I just wanted to thank you
LOL !! I'm just the opposite,, i use a big tablespoon, way too many years of having to eat quick and move on.. I'm 68 now and still have a hard time slowing down and enjoying my meal..
I had that problem and ate way too fast for many years, then I tried the "smaller spoon" approach at least some of the time and it works especially well for a smaller meal. I cold-soak meals sometimes, which I don't think he has done on the channel, and almost always use a smaller spoon for that situation. I also use a smaller spoon for oatmeal. Something to try and see if it works. I carry basic eating utensils along for situations where they are not available and I always carry a smaller spoon for that purpose (sometimes also a fork, usually a plane trip, so no knife - spoon + fork partially substitutes for a knife for cutting food in a pinch).
We used 2 of those stoves growing up. My grandma used one for her set of irons, and my grandad had one in the barn for coffee, and hot Coco! I wish I had kept them along with the irons. I remember 3 sizes, from a small one, to a HUGE one for sheets, aprons and skirts! You do have the best stuff! Thanks for the walk down memory lane!
The great thing you have is your memories from your grandparents ............... I bet at times, the smell of that coffee would take you straight back to your grandad's barn. Memories are forever.
The ingenuity of design, invention and manufacturing of the 1800s continues to amaze me. The steam locomotive, the printing press, the tin can, safety pins, photographs, postage stamps, the revolver and the repeating rifle are just a few examples. This small cast iron stove is another example of a valuable piece of history. Thank you for bringing this item to share with us. - Tennessee Smoky
During the Great Depression my grandmother was a child, they would call a spatula a “meal saver”. Every bit of food was never wasted, hardly anything was ever thrown away. It drove my dad crazy and he would say that his mother was a “string saver”. Anyways I miss her, she wasn’t just my grandmother but she was also a good friend.
I restored one like that. It was a Su mmer girl brand. Was used to heat irons during the summer when the wood stove wasn't lit.I donated it to a museum in Wisconsin.
I was born and raised in Florence. The old factory buildings are still there across from my old elementary school. We produced tooth brushes, caskets, and sewing machines! Thank you for showcasing our history!
Here in the Uk I also grew up using paraffin heaters and living in caravans using all variety of oil lamps. Unfortunately as I moved about so much I lost all the great old things I had and looking in years since I’ve realised they are now expensive or impossible to even find . Love seeing you showing everyone all this great old kit 👍
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Did I just stumbled onto the perfect heat source for stealth camping? Is being smokeless a unique feature of kerosene stoves or is it just a matter of the construction of any given stove types?
@h.l.malazan5782 It depends on how the stove is constructed but because it is a liquid fuel stove, when it's properly used there shouldn't be any smoke.
I just found an 1880s Florence lamp/stove just like the one you used here....its in decent condition , no missing parts and works well. I picked it up on ebay and it should be arriving soon! I'll be hunting for a new wick and some new isinglass / mica.....I'll go over the entire stove and ill use it a lot. Thank so much for sharing so much knowledge and craft with us...I'll be watching and crafting.....bless you.
You know as a kid i found history boring but now that im in my 50s its very fascinating and i really enjoy learning about our past in this great country of ours great stuff james keep up the great work
It's always amazing. The things for that era were simple. Today most things have become complicated. Simplicity is the way. Awesome video. Thanks for sharing. 😂👍
just watching this makes me think about hobos arriving in homesteads in the Great Depression and trying to get a small meal; the sense of community and gratitude for simple things and saying grace. the last romantic era!
I love your series, I have never seen this little cooker/heater here in Australia. I must continue searching our antique stores. Thank you for your enlightenment. FYI, it is heat wave conditions on our west coast and some communities have reached 110F. 🥵🥵 We cook without fire lol.
You trim the corners off a lantern wick, just nipping them off, to keep down Devil horns. It has to be a very clean cut, with sharp scissors. The square top corners seem to get oil that will flare up, towering the main flame, on each end. I have used a fishing hook, string to get out a wick that has fallen into a lantern.
50 of 74 years a hobo. Here's a heads up. I was watching rare classic cartoons on the internet. I came across one called " Happy Hobos ". Made in the early 1930s . The main characters were living in a "Hooverville" when a cop threw everyone out. So they caught a freight train of course. While riding they used one of these to cook a quick meal. The cartoon is worth watching as it truly shows the worst of the Great Depression but in a humorous way.
I got one of the Winnerwell Sad Irons! I love it. Got my off grid SHTF cooking/heating/light taken care of. Simply an incredible mostly forgotten piece of technology. There’s just nothing that can go wrong these, they’ll last nearly forever!
@@WayPointSurvival I prefer some of the older styles but until Winnerwell came out with a new one there wasn’t an option to get a new one. It’s hard to find the old ones, they cost as much if not more than the Winnerwell. I live in Alaska, had to order mine from Australia. Winnerwell packages the stove very well so it should survive the trip anywhere in the US if anyone is interested.
My father and his parents lived in Oklahoma during the dust bowl and depression. Then they came to California looking for work in 1941. For some reason, as a kid, I thought they came to California in a covered wagon. My Nana told me they used an old Studebaker. Of course, at that age i had no clue what that was. Anyway, keep up the great work. I am enjoying your hobo series.
One of the best episode of . 8:18 can't f a great program I lost my foot recovering found this you have help me recover and cant wait until I get outside to test so e theorysrecover and cant 6:36 😮 6:43 😮 7:057:077:077:087:087:08
When I was a kid, we had a paraffin heater in the kitchen (no central heating back then), which had a wide wick like that, but probably a bit wider still.
The eating with a small utensil has been around a long time, it's said that a lot of Asian countries have better health because they eat with chopsticks which in turn makes you eat slower, thus making sure you feel full when you are full, instead of simply when you are stuffed.
Of course the smoky flame is your wick burning!….I learnt that the hard way when a lot younger😂. There was a variant of that type of stove that had a ceramic base here in the UK, it was called a “Bertrice” it was a popular cooker of the Thirties, it also came as a linked pair with two flues and stove tops, the carry handles were on both sides and only for two finger hooks/ loops to you to lift the cooker so you can move it when lit/ hot. In fact if you dig them up in an old dump you only find the ceramic base with the odd finger hooks on each side…..I have a single type it is a prized era camping item and a thing of beauty. True….You always use a Small spoon and give a libration to the Gods. As ever an excellent video.. many thanks.
What a cool vid! It's great how you're showing people how items from the past can still be used. I have one of those myself. P.S. nice touch using that M1910 canteen as a companion piece. I'm sure there must have been quite a bit of gear leftover from "THE GREAT WAR" for some Hobo's to use as everyday gear. See you next vid. 👍
Interesting video I buy and sell antiques for a living and these stoves are very common and normally don’t bring very much. Another use for them originally was to heat up the tongs used to straighten hair. I’ve had them with the rack that held the irons
Nice info on how people with very little were able to make ends meet. While hiking over 800 miles on the Appalachian Trail in 2023, I noticed hikers who were not Thru-Hikers; they were referred to as transients. I also saw very few homeless people living & hiking the trail. The transients were very skilled in their style of campcraft. One transient I recognized in Georgia who I had seen at a transient location in NH 10 years before when I worked for the USPS. He didn't appear to recognize me. I also recognized his Southern accent. He had traveled all over the country on other long trails. The transients all seemed to know each other.
One thing about putting it out (if it's anything like my lanterns) is I found a combination of the two methods works nicely. Where you turn down the wick until it's a little below the top so the flame is fairly low, that makes it easy to blow it out afterwards and minimizes the risk of accidentally dropping the wick below the wheels. Beyond that it's a very good and informative video that helps show the simplicity and effectiveness of this unit in a clear and concise manner. Nicely done.
We have one of these that was given to us by my husband's father. He's 79 years of age if my memory serves me right. His father said it belonged to his father. We put it in the "antique living room" where we have furnishing that was from the 1920s and most items are over 50 years old. I was afraid to see how the stove worked but now I think it's possible with the help of watching your video. Thanks.
The way the top swings back reminds me of my antique Perfection kerosene heaters. They could be carried from room to room and boy do they throw off heat. I'd love to get one of these though. Great video, thanks. ❤
Kerosene lamp stoves were one of my favorite collectible items. I had one burner, two burner, and three burner versions. One of my three burner stoves had the original cast iron cooktop in perfect condition. My neighbor had a rare brass version. I was never able to snag one of those. A fun thing my family did, as the young ones were growing up, was to bring out a lamp stove in the summertime when a storm would knock out power. We set the stove on the brick hearth of the cabin's fireplace, added the kerosene, and cooked by the warm glow of lantern light. When I packed up to test out early retirement in SE Asia, I left with a sea bag over my shoulder, one large suitcase, and my briefcase containing laptops and gear I needed to continue trading options. Collectibles and valuable tools were run through my favorite auction house in Epsom New Hampshire. I am happy to learn that I may be able to own a reproduction unit for emergency use and plain old fun. Thank you James for another excellent video.
very cool. i love that you bring out old technoligy in the mix of what "modern" today. some of the stuff back then was to be build to last. now i dont like thats its cast iron. i bet some company could make out out of stainless steel now. but if someone were to make that foldable. i think it would have a spot for the homeless community and the outdoors-man.
Greetings from the other side of this gem were FUBAR Thanks for the post, have just ordered a new version of this stove, should heat up my bike trailer setup
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Man that’s a beauty Great Job buddy love what your doing warms my heart
Thank you so very much! I really enjoyed your review of The Winnerwell stove too!
I'm going to have to hop over and check out your video now too hahaha
We build for obsolescence now
Oh shit, what's up Dave! I watch your channel as well
They need to bring many of the old time things back into production. So well built and practical.
Absolutely! Winnerwell is making them once again.
Maybe a reason they dont make things like they did in the older days is because they dont sell as much so they design it with things that wont last in order to make people buy things over and over?
@@adamw.7546Yes. So many old items I acquire from thrift stores are 'for life' in their quality.
Thats exactly why, search up why lightbulbs dont last longer
@@oksoijusttookafatshit I still own some incandescent decade bulbs. They cost a lot of electricity but actually do last me over ten years so just put in a very high fixture that I can't replace myself (old lady). The LED less electric but not sure about longevity. But I was given 30 free LED used ones from a business that changed them out to have the same color bulbs . Waste not want not!
The more electronic everything gets, the more anachronistic I get. I like these old tech videos.
Thanks so much!
Sir I want to thank you for teaching people the importance of thanking God. That's awesome of you and I hope children will watch and learn from you. Your doing a fantastic job I'd never heard of this type of stove before never too old to learn anyway I just wanted to thank you
Thank you very much!
I had heard "Use a small spoon to make the meal last longer" before, but glad to hear it said in this video. It does work.
Indeed!
LOL !! I'm just the opposite,, i use a big tablespoon, way too many years of having to eat quick and move on..
I'm 68 now and still have a hard time slowing down and enjoying my meal..
I had that problem and ate way too fast for many years, then I tried the "smaller spoon" approach at least some of the time and it works especially well for a smaller meal. I cold-soak meals sometimes, which I don't think he has done on the channel, and almost always use a smaller spoon for that situation. I also use a smaller spoon for oatmeal. Something to try and see if it works. I carry basic eating utensils along for situations where they are not available and I always carry a smaller spoon for that purpose (sometimes also a fork, usually a plane trip, so no knife - spoon + fork partially substitutes for a knife for cutting food in a pinch).
Mess kit spoons were way to big
More like a e tool
We used 2 of those stoves growing up. My grandma used one for her set of irons, and my grandad had one in the barn for coffee, and hot Coco! I wish I had kept them along with the irons. I remember 3 sizes, from a small one, to a HUGE one for sheets, aprons and skirts! You do have the best stuff! Thanks for the walk down memory lane!
That's so awesome! You were privileged to go up around folks that knew about many of these things. Thanks for watching!
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The great thing you have is your memories from your grandparents ............... I bet at times, the smell of that coffee would take you straight back to your grandad's barn. Memories are forever.
The ingenuity of design, invention and manufacturing of the 1800s continues to amaze me. The steam locomotive, the printing press, the tin can, safety pins, photographs, postage stamps, the revolver and the repeating rifle are just a few examples. This small cast iron stove is another example of a valuable piece of history. Thank you for bringing this item to share with us. - Tennessee Smoky
You're very welcome! I am continually reminded as well that they were far from primitive in those days.
Pipe dream of mine would be to run a steam powered hobby farm. Honestly I think it’d be really satisfying.
The printing press is WAY older though.
During the Great Depression my grandmother was a child, they would call a spatula a “meal saver”. Every bit of food was never wasted, hardly anything was ever thrown away. It drove my dad crazy and he would say that his mother was a “string saver”. Anyways I miss her, she wasn’t just my grandmother but she was also a good friend.
Those old timers really knew about hard times! We waste so much food today it's almost criminal.
My grandma saved the string from cat food bags. There was a ball of it in her junk drawer. I’m not sure I ever saw her use it.
I restored one like that. It was a Su mmer girl brand. Was used to heat irons during the summer when the wood stove wasn't lit.I donated it to a museum in Wisconsin.
Very cool!
James Bender-Bush crafter, survivalist, part time hobo and historian. Great series where we learn so much. Thanks again Mr. Bender.
Thank you so very much for the kind words!
I was born and raised in Florence. The old factory buildings are still there across from my old elementary school. We produced tooth brushes, caskets, and sewing machines! Thank you for showcasing our history!
Very cool! You're welcome!
Here in the Uk I also grew up using paraffin heaters and living in caravans using all variety of oil lamps. Unfortunately as I moved about so much I lost all the great old things I had and looking in years since I’ve realised they are now expensive or impossible to even find .
Love seeing you showing everyone all this great old kit 👍
Thanks so much!
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Just saying. I saw a twin-wick version of this on I want to say on a you-tube restoration channel.
50 years a hobo. I'd never heard of this great device. Hurricane lamps I do know about. My granny had one.
Love your channel! Learning so much! Thanx! From South Georgia 😊
Did I just stumbled onto the perfect heat source for stealth camping? Is being smokeless a unique feature of kerosene stoves or is it just a matter of the construction of any given stove types?
@h.l.malazan5782 It depends on how the stove is constructed but because it is a liquid fuel stove, when it's properly used there shouldn't be any smoke.
I enjoy watching how hobos got by.
Thanks!
I just found an 1880s Florence lamp/stove just like the one you used here....its in decent condition , no missing parts and works well. I picked it up on ebay and it should be arriving soon! I'll be hunting for a new wick and some new isinglass / mica.....I'll go over the entire stove and ill use it a lot. Thank so much for sharing so much knowledge and craft with us...I'll be watching and crafting.....bless you.
Very cool!
You know as a kid i found history boring but now that im in my 50s its very fascinating and i really enjoy learning about our past in this great country of ours great stuff james keep up the great work
Thanks!
It's always amazing. The things for that era were simple. Today most things have become complicated. Simplicity is the way. Awesome video. Thanks for sharing. 😂👍
You're welcome!
awesome camp setup! Makes me feel like I'm right inside a hobo camp
Thanks so much!
I like how you and some others are keeping the past alive and showing us how it was done back in the day.
Thanks!
That stove/Lamp belongs in a museum!
They're cool, but they're not actually that rare!
I once had a three burner kerosean stove I used when I was living off the grid .
Excellent!
just watching this makes me think about hobos arriving in homesteads in the Great Depression and trying to get a small meal; the sense of community and gratitude for simple things and saying grace. the last romantic era!
I'm glad that you liked it!
I love your series, I have never seen this little cooker/heater here in Australia.
I must continue searching our antique stores.
Thank you for your enlightenment.
FYI, it is heat wave conditions on our west coast and some communities have reached 110F. 🥵🥵
We cook without fire lol.
You're very welcome! Thanks so much for watching the video!
So many are already living like this and we haven't even had a "real" SHTF" yet.....it is coming; your info is invaluable - Thank You!
You're welcome!
You trim the corners off a lantern wick, just nipping them off, to keep down Devil horns.
It has to be a very clean cut, with sharp scissors.
The square top corners seem to get oil that will flare up, towering the main flame, on each end.
I have used a fishing hook, string to get out a wick that has fallen into a lantern.
Good point and good tip!
Love the blue and gold outfit today! ❤❤
Thanks!
This was outstanding. Never knew it existed. It's definitely something to have in the homestead. Great job. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much, brother!
@WayPointSurvival , I think this series is getting some legs. Loving it.
Old but still effective. Love the old ways. Thank you.
You're welcome!
This would be great for an emergency blackout or no gas situation thanks for letting me know own about this . Great and useful as usual.
Absolutely! Thanks for watching and I'm glad that you liked the video!
50 of 74 years a hobo. Here's a heads up. I was watching rare classic cartoons on the internet. I came across one called " Happy Hobos ". Made in the early 1930s . The main characters were living in a "Hooverville" when a cop threw everyone out. So they caught a freight train of course. While riding they used one of these to cook a quick meal. The cartoon is worth watching as it truly shows the worst of the Great Depression but in a humorous way.
I did just check that out! Very cool cartoon and as you said an interesting picture into the times of the Great depression!
This is pretty ingenious little stove! Thank you for showing us how it works! 👍👍👍👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😀💕🌸
You are so welcome!
Thank you God bless you for keeping history alive I really appreciate your work ❤
You're welcome, glad you enjoyed it and God bless you too!
thats an awesome cooker and light source i love the old technology simple and still practical today thats why i like the old technology
I got one of the Winnerwell Sad Irons! I love it. Got my off grid SHTF cooking/heating/light taken care of. Simply an incredible mostly forgotten piece of technology. There’s just nothing that can go wrong these, they’ll last nearly forever!
That's awesome! I really do like the the new ones too!
@@WayPointSurvival I prefer some of the older styles but until Winnerwell came out with a new one there wasn’t an option to get a new one. It’s hard to find the old ones, they cost as much if not more than the Winnerwell. I live in Alaska, had to order mine from Australia. Winnerwell packages the stove very well so it should survive the trip anywhere in the US if anyone is interested.
Thanks, James. You really do come up with some unexpectedly interesting items from the past ... and stories on how they were used.
You're very welcome and thanks so much for watching the video!
That’s super cool. I also gotta say that I love you’re continually bringing the hobo culture to light.
Thanks so much!
Fantastic video
Very relaxing and educational.
God bless.
Glad you enjoyed it and God bless you too!
My father and his parents lived in Oklahoma during the dust bowl and depression. Then they came to California looking for work in 1941. For some reason, as a kid, I thought they came to California in a covered wagon. My Nana told me they used an old Studebaker. Of course, at that age i had no clue what that was. Anyway, keep up the great work. I am enjoying your hobo series.
Wonderful story! Of course, Studebaker started out making covered wagons so you weren't completely wrong by thinking that!
This is so awesome!👍
I gotta get one! 🔥
They are really neat!
One of the best episode of
. 8:18 can't f a great program I lost my foot recovering found this you have help me recover and cant wait until I get outside to test so e theorysrecover and cant 6:36 😮 6:43 😮 7:05 7:07 7:07 7:08 7:08 7:08
Thanks so much for watching and I hope you get well soon!
I have that canteen and the cup and wool sleeve it came in. I love that thing.
Very cool!
When I was a kid, we had a paraffin heater in the kitchen (no central heating back then), which had a wide wick like that, but probably a bit wider still.
Very cool! Kerosene gives out a very nice and warm heat!
Always something to learn
Thanks for watching!
I absolutely love the hobo series
Much appreciated!
I want to see one of these people take this on the AT. I saw someone take a leaf blower to Maine.
Right! Please remember that this was never a backpacking stove.
@@WayPointSurvival I know, but you could have made it work.
Very cool stove
Thanks!
Was that a M-1910 US Army canteen? Beautiful piece of history in both the WW1 era canteen and the stove
Yes, it was!
I'm a fan of kerosene lanterns but I've never seen that one! Love it!
Thanks! It's pretty cool!
just got lost searching for a hobo stove for a hour 😆
I know what you mean!
That’s real nice James. I used an Alpaca TS-909 this weekend in my tent for heat and cooking. Worked nice. Thanks and take care😊
Thanks so much, my friend! Have a good one!
Love these old pieces of history
Indeed!
Great video James.
I like that Stove, I'm going looking on line for one for our Fishing trip.
Excellent!
the winnerwell made are very expensive. i see one in an online store for $539
Always enjoy your videos!
Thanks!
Many Thanks James !!! I would love to see a video on a scenario "2024 Hobo" and all the modern equipment you would have with you !!
That would be interesting. You can also watch Hobo Shoestring and the Texas Roadrunner if you want to see some modern hobo gear demonstrated.
Bill I'll be doing a video on that next week as mine is vintage and modern
The eating with a small utensil has been around a long time, it's said that a lot of Asian countries have better health because they eat with chopsticks which in turn makes you eat slower, thus making sure you feel full when you are full, instead of simply when you are stuffed.
Interesting. Thanks for watching!
Neat video. As you said, I could picture that being used in an old, wooden, tiny, bobber caboose or R/R shack. A cool piece of history there.
Absolutely!
Great video, loved hearing a lot of the old time terminology that I grew up with.
Glad you enjoyed it!
смотрю и всегда удевляюсь как ты умудряешся находить такие стариные веши .да еше в таком отличном сохране
Thank you so much! I spend a lot of time doing research.
@@WayPointSurvival это тебе спасибо ты переносишь нас назад во времени
Good evening from Syracuse NY brother and thank you for sharing this information
You're welcome!
I am enjoying the video
A similar stove is now being made in the UK. Winnerwell Iron Stove.
Indeed.
Always learn something new in your videos. Thank you, I don’t recall ever seeing one before.
You're welcome and thanks for watching!
lol now I want to go out and cook some eggs! thanks for the video
You're welcome!
Of course the smoky flame is your wick burning!….I learnt that the hard way when a lot younger😂.
There was a variant of that type of stove that had a ceramic base here in the UK, it was called a “Bertrice” it was a popular cooker of the Thirties, it also came as a linked pair with two flues and stove tops, the carry handles were on both sides and only for two finger hooks/ loops to you to lift the cooker so you can move it when lit/ hot. In fact if you dig them up in an old dump you only find the ceramic base with the odd finger hooks on each side…..I have a single type it is a prized era camping item and a thing of beauty. True….You always use a Small spoon and give a libration to the Gods.
As ever an excellent video.. many thanks.
Thanks so much for watching!
Love this hobo series series
Thanks so much!
What a cool vid!
It's great how you're showing people how items from the past can still be used.
I have one of those myself.
P.S. nice touch using that M1910 canteen as a companion piece.
I'm sure there must have been quite a bit of gear leftover from "THE GREAT WAR" for some Hobo's to use as everyday gear.
See you next vid. 👍
Thank you so very much!
What a cool device! ❤it!
It is indeed!
That’s a great little stove.
Thanks!
We used to heat our house with paraffin/kerosene heaters back in the 70s I've still got one in the shed👌👍
Excellent!
Interesting video
I buy and sell antiques for a living and these stoves are very common and normally don’t bring very much.
Another use for them originally was to heat up the tongs used to straighten hair. I’ve had them with the rack that held the irons
That's excellent! If you have any for sale, please let me know as I have some friends who are interested.
Beautiful old stove / lamp . You taught me something about the wick smoking. Thanks . Have a great day
You're welcome and thanks so much for watching!
Simplicity at its finest ❤
Thanks!
Dang....I love this little gem......
Thanks!
Thanks James
You're very welcome!
Nice info on how people with very little were able to make ends meet. While hiking over 800 miles on the Appalachian Trail in 2023, I noticed hikers who were not Thru-Hikers; they were referred to as transients. I also saw very few homeless people living & hiking the trail. The transients were very skilled in their style of campcraft. One transient I recognized in
Georgia who I had seen at a transient location in NH 10 years before when I worked for the USPS. He didn't appear to recognize me. I also recognized his Southern accent. He had traveled all over the country on other long trails. The transients all seemed to know each other.
Yes, as I understand it, even today there is a tight-knit community among those who travel.
That is awesome, I’m gonna look for one for my collection! Thank you Sir. Love the hobo series.
Thanks for watching!
Here in the UK they are called 'Beatrice stoves'. Beatrice being the make of them. I have a dual wick version in my collection.
Excellent! Thanks for the info.
One thing about putting it out (if it's anything like my lanterns) is I found a combination of the two methods works nicely. Where you turn down the wick until it's a little below the top so the flame is fairly low, that makes it easy to blow it out afterwards and minimizes the risk of accidentally dropping the wick below the wheels. Beyond that it's a very good and informative video that helps show the simplicity and effectiveness of this unit in a clear and concise manner. Nicely done.
Thanks so much!
We have one of these that was given to us by my husband's father. He's 79 years of age if my memory serves me right. His father said it belonged to his father. We put it in the "antique living room" where we have furnishing that was from the 1920s and most items are over 50 years old. I was afraid to see how the stove worked but now I think it's possible with the help of watching your video. Thanks.
You're welcome!
It is very interesting and enjoyable subject. Thank you for sharing
You're very welcome!
One of the best videos yet
Thank you so very much!
The way the top swings back reminds me of my antique Perfection kerosene heaters. They could be carried from room to room and boy do they throw off heat. I'd love to get one of these though. Great video, thanks. ❤
Thanks for watching!
What a beautiful piece of art. Absolutely stunning. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for sharing again
You're welcome!
Thanks for a great taste of history, I've never seen that stove but it looks perfect for its intended use....👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
What a beautiful little thing!!
Thanks!
1:15 -1:40 Cast iron is not often stamped. The marks you're referring to are cast-in letters not stamps.
True. Thanks for the correction!
Kerosene lamp stoves were one of my favorite collectible items. I had one burner, two burner, and three burner versions. One of my three burner stoves had the original cast iron cooktop in perfect condition. My neighbor had a rare brass version. I was never able to snag one of those. A fun thing my family did, as the young ones were growing up, was to bring out a lamp stove in the summertime when a storm would knock out power. We set the stove on the brick hearth of the cabin's fireplace, added the kerosene, and cooked by the warm glow of lantern light. When I packed up to test out early retirement in SE Asia, I left with a sea bag over my shoulder, one large suitcase, and my briefcase containing laptops and gear I needed to continue trading options. Collectibles and valuable tools were run through my favorite auction house in Epsom New Hampshire. I am happy to learn that I may be able to own a reproduction unit for emergency use and plain old fun. Thank you James for another excellent video.
Sounds like you had some really cool stuff! From all I hear the new reproduction stoves work just as well!
Love the antique stove! You actually have me wanting to get one now, lol Excellent video!
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That is some cool old gear. 😎 I appreciate the nostalgia of classic camp wears and the antiques as well. Great video 👍
Thanks so much!
Excellent as always.. I appreciate your videos
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So much fun! I enjoy all of this series. I'd like to have one of those stoves.
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Aww man! I got to have one. Absolutely love it. Enjoy watching you bless your meal also 🙏💜.
Thanks so much!
Winnerwell is a great company..have their wood stove. Great video..never seen this stove.
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Thanks for researching a lost way of life. Very interesting. We may have to go back to it.
You're welcome!
very cool. i love that you bring out old technoligy in the mix of what "modern" today. some of the stuff back then was to be build to last. now i dont like thats its cast iron. i bet some company could make out out of stainless steel now. but if someone were to make that foldable. i think it would have a spot for the homeless community and the outdoors-man.
I think the reason they were made out of cast iron is because it gives it a heavy base which makes it very solid and difficult to tip over.
Greetings from the other side of this gem were FUBAR
Thanks for the post, have just ordered a new version of this stove, should heat up my bike trailer setup
Awesome!
I love this item! I'm going to try to get one!
My Uncle Sonny was a Hobo and hopped trains😊 taught me how to play guitar😊
That is awesome!
That was a great video ! We had one of those when I was a kid in the 50s
Excellent!
We will need these as we 'progress' !
Indeed!
That is a neat stove. We will have to keep our eyes open for one
Thanks so much! I'm sure that there are some local antique stores around there that might have one.