Camp Stove: 1953 Everest Expedition
Maker
Reggie Cooke
Westcliff Engineering Works
Primus
Production date
Circa 1953
Description
One modified Primus gas camp stove with a three tier aluminium shield and two internal cooking chambers. Also includes a corroded fixture, two handles and three tools. The stove is stored in a thin wooden crate. The shield was invented by C R Cooke and used on the 1953 Everest Expedition.
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Diameter x Length: 4 - Bottom interior pot: 210 x 104mm
Diameter x Length: 5 - Top interior pot: 208 x 80mm
Diameter: 6 - Interior pot lid: 210mm
Diameter x Length: 7 - Middle aluminum shell: 241 x 100mm
Diameter x Length: 8 - Top aluminium shell: 241 x 105mm
Diameter: 9 - Aluminum shell lid: 245mm
Dimensions L x W: 10 - Leather belt: 1370 x 18mm
Dimensions L x W: 11 - Small handle: 128 x 23mm
Dimensions L x W: 12 - Large handle: 195 x 18mm
Dimensions L x W: 13 - Wrench in plastic bag: 128 x 80mm
Dimensions L x W: 14 - Primus pricker: 106 x 15mm
Dimensions L x W: 15 - Paper bag for pricker: 128 x 35mm
Dimensions L x W: 16 - Black wrench: 125 x 27mm
Dimensions (LxWxH): 21 - Wooden crate: 440 x 255 x 255mm
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