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Solid Brass Construction
Spun brass fuel tank with soldered joints and domed top collar.
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01 / 03Vintage Brass Spirit Stove with Trivet Legs — photograph 1
Highlights
Why this object
still matters.
Portable spirit stove with a spun brass fuel tank and perforated burner crown. Three flat iron strip legs form both the base and upper pot supports. An auxiliary side tube holds a textile priming wick.
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Auxiliary Priming Wick
External tube housing a textile wick to preheat the central vapor riser.
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Perforated Burner Ring
Multi-port crown engineered to produce a ring of vaporized alcohol flames.
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Integral Pot Trivet
Three vertical iron brackets extending above the burner to support cooking vessels.
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Self-Contained Stand
Brackets project downward to elevate the fuel container above resting surfaces.
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Authentic Patina
Unrestored vintage finish showing original solder, oxidation, and heat marks.
Specifications
The useful facts,
clearly recorded.
Measurements, construction, identity, and seller-supplied details are kept together for direct comparison.
Reviewed · Curio catalogue
Maker
Unknown maker
Origin
Likely European
Year
1930
Department
scientific-instruments
Packed shipment
4 kg · 40 × 30 × 25 cm
Fuel type
Denatured alcohol / methylated spirits
Tank material
Brass
Support material
Iron / steel strip
Burner type
Perforated vapor spirit burner
Maker marking
Not visible in photographs
Details
Close inspection,
recorded in photographs.
Detail № 01 · Vintage Brass Spirit Stove with Trivet Legs — photograph 2
Detail № 02 · Vintage Brass Spirit Stove with Trivet Legs — photograph 3
Heritage
A traceable life,
carefully recorded.
Provenance documentation was not supplied for this specific Vintage Brass Spirit Stove with Trivet Legs; this listing is based on the supplied photographs only.
Preheating Mechanism
The Auxiliary Priming Wick
Seen in photograph one, the exposed textile wick lit first to warm the riser pipe, building vapor pressure to feed the ring burner. The account stays anchored to the individual object photographed here, preserving its maker, period, and visible material character for the next collection.
Utilitarian Craft
Direct Solder Assembly
Photograph three shows the simple solder joints attaching iron legs directly to the brass tank, reflecting economical early-20th-century portable burner fabrication. That specificity gives the buyer a traceable, emotionally resonant piece of Likely European design history rather than a generic decorative substitute.
Timeline
An object in time,
one continuous story.
1900
Rise of Spirit Burners
Alcohol vapor stoves gain wide adoption for domestic, laboratory, and travel heating.
1925
Integral Trivet Design
Makers popularize simple strip-metal legs soldered directly to fuel founts.
1935
Estimated Manufacture
Production era of this unbranded portable spirit burner.
1950
Obsolescence
Pressurized paraffin and cartridge gas systems replace simple alcohol vapor stoves.
Condition
Honest wear,
documented clearly.
Shows extensive age-related patina, surface oxidation, and heat discoloration on the burner. The iron legs exhibit surface rust, and one lower foot is severely curled upward out of alignment. Solder joins remain intact with visible historical flux residue.
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InspectedBent Foot
One lower iron support leg is distorted into an upward curl.
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InspectedMetal Oxidation
Surface rust across the iron legs and moderate tarnish on the brass tank.
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InspectedHeat Discoloration
Soot and thermal darkening present on the perforated burner head.
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InspectedWick Condition
Preheating wick is intact with visible carbonization at the exposed tip.
Logistics
Inspected, insured,
door to door.
Step 01
Delivery
Inspected, photographed, and packed with its condition report.
Step 02
Shipping
Custom-fit protective packing with tracked, insured courier service.
Step 03
Returns
Return requests are accepted within fourteen days of confirmed delivery.
Step 04
Dispatch
Prepared for courier handoff within three to five business days.
Acquisition
Make it part of
your collection.
Contact the seller for more information or to discuss this object.
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Vintage Brass Spirit Stove with Trivet Legs