Kenmore Wickless Oil Stove 1 Burner Model 123.47310 Sears Roebuck Rare Find. Comes with original Operating Instructions & Parts List Booklet. Very clean condition considering its vintage age. Untested. Please see pictures of this hard to find item. Thanks for visiting !!
Kenmore Wickless Portable Oil Stove made by Sears, Roebuck & Co. at the end of the depression and beginning of WWII. The Patent No. shown reveals that it was made either in 1941 or 1942. Kerosene was the cheapest fuel and the holding tank is still attached. You removed it, went to the nearest gas station and filled it before returning, putting it back in place, opening the valve, and lighting it with a match, probably a kitchen match. It could be taken from place to place so it was a utilitarian item which could be purchased in a Sears store or by mail out of their famous catalog.