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    Hello again.

    A lot of people have mentioned Kelly kettles or similar. I’m pretty sure that Jack’s stove doesn’t have a water jacket.

    It was supposedly designed to minimise the chance of a fire getting away from it when used around longer vegetation.

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    Quote Originally Posted by S3ute View Post
    Hello again.

    A lot of people have mentioned Kelly kettles or similar. I’m pretty sure that Jack’s stove doesn’t have a water jacket.

    It was supposedly designed to minimise the chance of a fire getting away from it when used around longer vegetation.

    Cheers,

    Neil
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    Interesting & have got got one of these kettles. Made of copper, central cone funnel inside, aprox 16" high & 6" diam. 2 brass spouts on top with a wound wire handle & was apparently made by Railway Apprentices for use when on the tracks. Well that is the story but I suppose it could have been made by anyone really.

    Odd how I came to get it though. It was at a local garage sale years ago in an actual Garage really, before they became popular & no-one seemed to know what it was, including me & they were glad to get shot of it.
    A few weeks later I sent it off to a Metal Polisher after which he rang me to say how he'd buggered it up & the base had come apart from the main body & he was full of apologies.
    Turns out he hadn't busted it at all, it was just the loose demountable base/firebox that had overcome a bit of corrosion & it fell apart when he stated buffing it. Was designed that way & it simply slid back on & packs up for travel & storage.

    Have used it once or twice & it did work well, but that was before bottled gas was popular. Now it sits a few feet away from me in all it's shining glory as a Monument to Apprentice Workmanship of times past.

    Just sayin'.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 4bee View Post
    Interesting & have got got one of these kettles. Made of copper, central cone funnel inside, aprox 16" high & 6" diam. 2 brass spouts on top with a wound wire handle & was apparently made by Railway Apprentices for use when on the tracks. Well that is the story but I suppose it could have been made by anyone really.

    Odd how I came to get it though. It was at a local garage sale years ago in an actual Garage really, before they became popular & no-one seemed to know what it was, including me & they were glad to get shot of it.
    A few weeks later I sent it off to a Metal Polisher after which he rang me to say how he'd buggered it up & the base had come apart from the main body & he was full of apologies.
    Turns out he hadn't busted it at all, it was just the loose demountable base/firebox that had overcome a bit of corrosion & it fell apart when he stated buffing it. Was designed that way & it simply slid back on & packs up for travel & storage.

    Have used it once or twice & it did work well, but that was before bottled gas was popular. Now it sits a few feet away from me in all it's shining glory as a Monument to Apprentice Workmanship of times past.

    Just sayin'.
    Post up a picture or two 4bee
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    This is the best looking thing available that I've seen so far.

    And there's an Australian supplier here
    Don.

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    Too flash that, Don. My one is more rufty tufty-ish & handmade & if it had balls it would speak in a gruff voice.

    NB. This one is only a water heater & not a stove.Copper Kettle. for AULRO 1 RED.jpg

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    Quote Originally Posted by 4bee View Post
    Too flash that, Don. My one is more rufty tufty-ish & handmade & if it had balls it would speak in a gruff voice.

    NB. This one is only a water heater & not a stove.Copper Kettle. for AULRO 1 RED.jpg
    I dunno 4bee, your copper job looks pretty snazzy. Thanks for the picture.
    Don.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 4bee View Post
    Too flash that, Don. My one is more rufty tufty-ish & handmade & if it had balls it would speak in a gruff voice.

    NB. This one is only a water heater & not a stove.Copper Kettle. for AULRO 1 RED.jpg
    That looks very much like the Kelly Kettle https://www.kellykettle.com.au/

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    Quote Originally Posted by Don 130 View Post
    This is the best looking thing available that I've seen so far.

    And there's an Australian supplier here
    Don.
    The background & development of the bushbuddy is interesting.
    Interview: Fritz Handel from BushBuddy - Hiking in Finland

    Off-grid manufacture, battery operated spot welding, low volume hand made.

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    '81 SIII FFR
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    As an aside, when I looked inside the central cone chimney when doing the photo , I noticed it was reasonably carbon-ed up around the walls so it looks like it has had a fair old bit of use.

    If only it could speak eh?

    Oh yeah, the mention of the "Railway Apprentices" was made by a visitor who indulged himself in old engines & similar stuff & appeared to know a bit about these. Initially I didn't know what it was.

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