Kerosen stove

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Vintage kerosene stoves are good collectible items and are very rare to come by these days as specially those in very good unused condition. Kerosene stove are popular back in the 60s and 70s where it is use as an alternative cooking appliances besides charcoal stove. When cooking using gas became popular in the 80s, kerosene stove and charcoal stove began to slowly extinct.



The working mechanism of this kerosene stove is similar to the kerosene lamp. The liquid kerosene is draw from a tank and transfer up to the burner which is located at the top via a wick. This wick is normally made from a material which have high absorption like cotton. One must lit the wick in order to start the fire on the stove. Immediately after starting the fire, the liquid kerosene will then turn into vapour which soon burns which creates more flame.


The lever which is located in the center functions to adjust the height of the wick by lowering it or raising it. When the lever is pushed all the way down, it functions to extinguish the flames. For this piece, the filling part for the kerosene is located on the left side. The height of the cap on the left acts as a fuel gauge to determined the amount of kerosene left in the tank. If the cap is raised up, it means that there is a lot of fuel in the tank and if the cap is down, it means that there is not much fuel left.



There are a total of 2 tin surrounding the fire. The outer tin functions to allow air to enter the combustion area and also act as a secondary protection. Whereas the inner tin acts an enclosed area to channel the flame upwards when air is brought in from the holes on the tin.




The tins holder as shown above do breaks easily and proper care is needed to be taken. Over long usage, this tin, will eventually rust out and slowly breaks if you apply force on it. In the present world, there is no longer any replacement for this type of tin. Therefore care is needed when handling this item.






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