US Military Issue GI Pocket Stove 1942-45 ( 18-carat )
any gasoline,kerosene,alcohol History Patent drawing of Coleman Model 520 Stove During World War II, the US government tasked Coleman to develop a compact stove for military use. The stove had to be lightweight, no larger than a quart-sized thermos bottle, burn any kind of fuel, and operate in weather from minus 60º to plus 125º Fahrenheit.[1][2] Within 60 days, Coleman came up with what became the GI Pocket Stove.[3] Designated the Model 520 Coleman Military Burner,[4] the stove first saw service in November 1942 when 5000 of the stoves accompanied US forces during the invasion of North Africa.[2] Over 1 million of the stoves were produced for war use,[5][6] where it won high praise in the field: Ernie Pyle ranked it "just behind the Jeep" in its usefulness.[7][8] By the end of the war, Coleman began production of a civilian version of the Model 520, designated the Model 530 and advertised as the GI Pocket Stove.[9] The Model 530 was promoted by Coleman as the "perfect pal for hunting, fishing and camping trips" that would "slip easily into a hunting coat pocket, glove compartment of a car, or corner of [a] picnic hamper."[10] The single-burner GI Pocket Stove was only manufactured between 1946 and 1949; afterwards Coleman did not manufacture another single-burner, non-military backpacking stove until 1972. Larger single-burner stoves continued production starting with the 500 Speedster. [11] Construction The GI Pocket Stove is 8½ inches high and 4½ inches in diameter ... Wolf Appliance Prices Purchase Cheep Waverly News Watchman Bargain Sale Global Beauty Chi Flat Iron
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