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A couple weeks ago while planning a "kids 4 wheeling trip" for the young ones, my bro-in-law and I were discussing making use of a large blueberry field we wheel near and planned to make a Blueberry pancake and bacon breakfast for the kids. So then the focus became cooking and I recalled having sold my Dad's old Coleman white gas stove that we used back in the 1970's on camping trips at a family yard sale some 15 years ago. How I wished I had not sold that old reliable stove. Then it hit me... EBay! I quickly logged into my Ebay account and searched around. Found several for sale, one with about 2 hours to go in the auction. Says it works, pic shows a flame, looking a little used but not trashed. No bids yet. $9.99 starting bid. So I stalked. One bid came in with 10 minutes to go. Ok, game on... I waited until 30 seconds to go and sha-bang! Swept in for the kill at 13 bucks (plus shipping).
Last night I spent a couple hours cleaned up this old beauty, removing a little surface rust, cleaning up the tank cap seat to get a good seal and giving the tank a fresh coat of paint. The model is a 425 which puts it in the early 1970's. Ahh.. the smell of white gas burning brings back some memories. Can't wait to get some flapjacks on the griddle! :bigthumb:
Last night I spent a couple hours cleaned up this old beauty, removing a little surface rust, cleaning up the tank cap seat to get a good seal and giving the tank a fresh coat of paint. The model is a 425 which puts it in the early 1970's. Ahh.. the smell of white gas burning brings back some memories. Can't wait to get some flapjacks on the griddle! :bigthumb:
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