Heater
Primus
Category
Machinery and industrial devices
Date
Unknown
Materials
Copper, Metal
Measurements
620 mm (Height); 350 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Sweden
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Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 553488
Summary
Primus radiant heater with round copper alloy reservoir at base which has three feet. Burner filament is attached to tall stem which feeds into reservoir and the stem has a shaped bakelite handle. The burner fits into and sits at the centre of a concave copper dish. The dish has a wire protective barrier fixed to it.
Provenance
Purchased as part of Geler Jones Collection in 1994.
Marks and inscriptions
(at centre of copper dish on a badge) 'PRIMUS, SWEDEN'
Makers and roles
Primus