RARE VINTAGE 1930’s RADIUS 42 PACK STOVE - OPTIMUS PRIMUS SWEDEN
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:6808424 |
RARE VINTAGE 1930’s RADIUS 42 PACK STOVE - OPTIMUS PRIMUS SWEDEN
You are viewing a rare Radius #42 gasoline (or clean white gas) packstove from the 1930’s, made in Sweden. This is the first version of gasoline stove that Radius made, it competed commercially with the Primus 70/71 and the Optimus 80 and the Svea Campus 3 in the same era. There are no dents or dings on the brass stove, the steel box which serves as a windscreen and storage case is in... good physical condition with faded graphics on the front folding panel. There are 6 different language translations on the side of the fuel tank. This particular stove was originally marketed to France before World War 2. The Radius logo in the 1930’s was a shooting star, seen on the brass tank. Note that the way to fill the fuel tank with gas is to invert the stove upside down (see photos) and remove the fuel cap. Radius designed the bottom of this model fuel tank to be a ‘funnel’ for pouring the fuel. When the gas reaches the top of the filler hole, there is still the required amount of air in the tank for making pressure because the bottom edge of the font is higher than the open filler hole (forming an air pocket inside). The flame test photos in the gallery are good and self explanatory. Fuel cap gasket is properly pliable and does not leak. The jet pricker needle is straight and clean. The original key has a brass keeper chain. Please review the many gallery photos, zoom in, ask questions if anything important to you is unclear.
*It is important to always have a fuel cap gasket seal in good condition on this early first version gas stove, the earliest first versions of small Swedish gas stoves did not have ‘safety’ pressure release valves.
Stove is being sold AS-IS for collectors and people who understand the unique features of 80+ year old Sweden brass fuel stoves.
The stove will be empty and dry with fuel cap and small parts removed and wrapped separately, all carefully packed.
NOTE: Will ship to USA address only (priority mail insured). This means if you are a foreign buyer then you must have a USA re-shipper arrangement where your parcel is forwarded onward to your country.
