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Primus Stove No.51 (Adam Watson)

Accession Number

1708.2023.1

Object Name

Primus Stove No.51 (Adam Watson)

Created

18/01/2023

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

18/01/2023

Brief Description

Brass Primus stove with 3 detachable pot rests.

Materials

brass

Dimensions

16(Diameter x 20 (H) cms

Number Of Objects

1

Inscription Description

"TRADE MARK PRIMUS NO.51" AND STOVE LOGO
"PRIMUS SWEDEN"
"A/B B.A. HJORTH & CO. STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN SOLE MAKERS OF THE GENUINE APPARATUS

Colour

gold

Maker

B.A. Hjorth &Co.

Object Production Place

Sweden

Object Production Date

1953

Provenance

They called him ‘Mr Cairngorms’ on account of his vast knowledge of the mountain range also referred to as the Grampians.
Ecologist, mountaineer, skier, author and well kent figure on his native Deeside, Adam Watson spent a lifetime in the mountains, often studying his two great passions - the ptarmigan and snow patches; monitoring the latter year on year in connection with climate change.
We have one of Adam’s primus stoves here in the collection, kindly donated by his daughter, Jenny.
The date code on the tank tells us it was made in 1953 which would be roughly when Adam acquired it.
The picture opposite, taken by Tom Weir, shows Adam cooking his bacon on a primus though it doesn’t look like the one we have here in the collection.

Acquisition Method

Donated by Jenny Watson

Acquisition Date

18/01/2023

Condition Check Date

18/01/2023

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

18/01/2023

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