Then there were two smoky lanterns and an enfeebled primus stove. Ruth, armed with a pair of scissors, stood in the doorway of the dressing-tent and beckoned the boys in two or three at a time.

Bessie Hunt had a refreshment hut on the beach on Exmouth seafront, in 1901 with a canvas tent and a brass 'Primus' stove - rent was ONE SHILLING (5p) per year. In 1904 the local council brought ...

On the other it was both confusion, because of meeting somebody of a completely different kind, and a bit of fear, because he had no illusions, and the Inuit can be violent—history tells you this.

Former Primus drummer Tim "Herb" Alexander opened up about his choice to step away from the band in a new interview with ...

My backpacking friends, lighting their Svea and Primus stoves with cold fingers each morning, pitching their tents at night against the Patagonian rain and wind, would really know, afterward ...

On the side, Odell built up a cache of parts for Primus portable stoves, and ran a repair store ... We won’t go into a full ...

Surnames can reveal much about your family history, but they can also be a minefield of misinformation. By Paul Blake. Twenty members of the public describe what spurred them on to discover more ...

The Smithsonian Institution was established with funds from James Smithson (1765–1829), a British scientist who left his estate to the United States to found “at Washington, under the name of the ...

Let us help you. Updated October 23, 2024 Rachel Wharton Share this post The ongoing debate over the safety of gas stoves has generated a wave of curiosity about induction cooking. In our ...

Instead, consider adding a wood stove—an appliance that provides a country aesthetic and serves as a primary or secondary source of heat. Modern wood stoves can be safe, affordable, and ...

This being a history lesson, How We Used to Live starts ... heads off to the local races with a Primus stove and sells the ...