Man that’s a beauty Great Job buddy love what your doing warms my heart

They need to bring many of the old time things back into production. So well built and practical.

The more electronic everything gets, the more anachronistic I get. I like these old tech videos.

I had heard "Use a small spoon to make the meal last longer" before, but glad to hear it said in this video. It does work.

The ingenuity of design, invention and manufacturing of the 1800s continues to amaze me. The steam locomotive, the printing press, the tin can, safety pins, photographs, postage stamps, the revolver and the repeating rifle are just a few examples. This small cast iron stove is another example of a valuable piece of history. Thank you for bringing this item to share with us. - Tennessee Smoky

We used 2 of those stoves growing up. My grandma used one for her set of irons, and my grandad had one in the barn for coffee, and hot Coco! I wish I had kept them along with the irons. I remember 3 sizes, from a small one, to a HUGE one for sheets, aprons and skirts! You do have the best stuff! Thanks for the walk down memory lane!

During the Great Depression my grandmother was a child, they would call a spatula a “meal saver”. Every bit of food was never wasted, hardly anything was ever thrown away. It drove my dad crazy and he would say that his mother was a “string saver”. Anyways I miss her, she wasn’t just my grandmother but she was also a good friend.

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I restored one like that. It was a Su mmer girl brand. Was used to heat irons during the summer when the wood stove wasn't lit.I donated it to a museum in Wisconsin.

James Bender-Bush crafter, survivalist, part time hobo and historian. Great series where we learn so much. Thanks again Mr. Bender.

I've been using kerosene lamps for decades now. Great source of light and a little extra warmth in the winter months.

Here in the Uk I also grew up using paraffin heaters and living in caravans using all variety of oil lamps. Unfortunately as I moved about so much I lost all the great old things I had and looking in years since I’ve realised they are now expensive or impossible to even find . Love seeing you showing everyone all this great old kit 👍

awesome camp setup! Makes me feel like I'm right inside a hobo camp

It's always amazing. The things for that era were simple. Today most things have become complicated. Simplicity is the way. Awesome video. Thanks for sharing. 😂👍

Love the blue and gold outfit today! ❤❤

just watching this makes me think about hobos arriving in homesteads in the Great Depression and trying to get a small meal; the sense of community and gratitude for simple things and saying grace. the last romantic era!

Old but still effective. Love the old ways. Thank you.

This is pretty ingenious little stove! Thank you for showing us how it works! 👍👍👍👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😀💕🌸

This was outstanding. Never knew it existed. It's definitely something to have in the homestead. Great job. Thanks for sharing.

I was born and raised in Florence. The old factory buildings are still there across from my old elementary school. We produced tooth brushes, caskets, and sewing machines! Thank you for showcasing our history!

I love your series, I have never seen this little cooker/heater here in Australia. I must continue searching our antique stores. Thank you for your enlightenment. FYI, it is heat wave conditions on our west coast and some communities have reached 110F. 🥵🥵 We cook without fire lol.

50 of 74 years a hobo. Here's a heads up. I was watching rare classic cartoons on the internet. I came across one called " Happy Hobos ". Made in the early 1930s . The main characters were living in a "Hooverville" when a cop threw everyone out. So they caught a freight train of course. While riding they used one of these to cook a quick meal. The cartoon is worth watching as it truly shows the worst of the Great Depression but in a humorous way.

Thankfulness for a little food is something you don’t see anymore

That’s real nice James. I used an Alpaca TS-909 this weekend in my tent for heat and cooking. Worked nice. Thanks and take care😊

This would be great for an emergency blackout or no gas situation thanks for letting me know own about this . Great and useful as usual.

I enjoy watching how hobos got by.

Simplicity at its finest ❤

You know as a kid i found history boring but now that im in my 50s its very fascinating and i really enjoy learning about our past in this great country of ours great stuff james keep up the great work

My father and his parents lived in Oklahoma during the dust bowl and depression. Then they came to California looking for work in 1941. For some reason, as a kid, I thought they came to California in a covered wagon. My Nana told me they used an old Studebaker. Of course, at that age i had no clue what that was. Anyway, keep up the great work. I am enjoying your hobo series.

I seen one when I was a kid at my grandmother house didn't know what it was .😢 I wish I knew about it.

Nice info on how people with very little were able to make ends meet. While hiking over 800 miles on the Appalachian Trail in 2023, I noticed hikers who were not Thru-Hikers; they were referred to as transients. I also saw very few homeless people living & hiking the trail. The transients were very skilled in their style of campcraft. One transient I recognized in Georgia who I had seen at a transient location in NH 10 years before when I worked for the USPS. He didn't appear to recognize me. I also recognized his Southern accent. He had traveled all over the country on other long trails. The transients all seemed to know each other.

I got one of the Winnerwell Sad Irons! I love it. Got my off grid SHTF cooking/heating/light taken care of. Simply an incredible mostly forgotten piece of technology. There’s just nothing that can go wrong these, they’ll last nearly forever!

Thanks for researching a lost way of life. Very interesting. We may have to go back to it.

That is awesome, I’m gonna look for one for my collection! Thank you Sir. Love the hobo series.

We have one of these that was given to us by my husband's father. He's 79 years of age if my memory serves me right. His father said it belonged to his father. We put it in the "antique living room" where we have furnishing that was from the 1920s and most items are over 50 years old. I was afraid to see how the stove worked but now I think it's possible with the help of watching your video. Thanks.

I absolutely love the hobo series

Aww man! I got to have one. Absolutely love it. Enjoy watching you bless your meal also 🙏💜.

Many Thanks James !!! I would love to see a video on a scenario "2024 Hobo" and all the modern equipment you would have with you !!

Of course the smoky flame is your wick burning!….I learnt that the hard way when a lot younger😂. There was a variant of that type of stove that had a ceramic base here in the UK, it was called a “Bertrice” it was a popular cooker of the Thirties, it also came as a linked pair with two flues and stove tops, the carry handles were on both sides and only for two finger hooks/ loops to you to lift the cooker so you can move it when lit/ hot. In fact if you dig them up in an old dump you only find the ceramic base with the odd finger hooks on each side…..I have a single type it is a prized era camping item and a thing of beauty. True….You always use a Small spoon and give a libration to the Gods. As ever an excellent video.. many thanks.

One of the best videos yet

Love these old pieces of history

Hey James, I am so impressed by this UKposts. Recent political goings ons in our great nation, The United States, have kept me distracted from videos such as yours and other interesting and/or educational topics. I am always interested in gadgets and I’m going to keep an eyes out for one of these stoves. If your daily walk with our Lord Jesus includes observance of the season of Lent, Good Lent to you. And may our Lord bless you as you prepare to and soon observe Easter, our Lord’s Resurrection. Cheers! ojb

What a beautiful piece of art. Absolutely stunning. Thanks for sharing

Always learn something new in your videos. Thank you, I don’t recall ever seeing one before.

I like how you and some others are keeping the past alive and showing us how it was done back in the day.

Thanks, James. You really do come up with some unexpectedly interesting items from the past ... and stories on how they were used.

Thanks for sharing again

That stove/Lamp belongs in a museum!

Great video James. I like that Stove, I'm going looking on line for one for our Fishing trip.

What a beautiful little thing!!

Thanks James

Excellent as always.. I appreciate your videos

Dang....I love this little gem......

That lantern/stove is really cool. Thanks for showing it. I missed Mr. Canterbury's video, somehow, but will certainly check it out, too. I know car camping started and was popular in the early 1900s. Imagine having beaucoup money to spend on the hobby. A person could buy/restore an old Model T then get a full car camping kit of period correct gear or reproductions of same. I've seen a picture online of what looked to be a canvas tent that used the Model T as a the support on one side kind of in place of a ridgeline. Getting a full setup like that, today - talk about some interesting and fun car camping! I would think something like this would fit right in, especially if people used them in the home, anyway. Hey, maybe that is an idea for a few videos or a short series. You could talk about how people who were camping for leisure during the heyday of the hobo did things. Some of the gear might be too expensive or hard to find to do demos (or maybe not) but just the info presented in your style as kind of a companion to the hobo series would be interesting.

Great job, James! Enjoyed the presentation.

Always enjoy your videos!

That’s super cool. I also gotta say that I love you’re continually bringing the hobo culture to light.

Good evening from Syracuse NY brother and thank you for sharing this information

Neat video. As you said, I could picture that being used in an old, wooden, tiny, bobber caboose or R/R shack. A cool piece of history there.

Beautiful old stove / lamp . You taught me something about the wick smoking. Thanks . Have a great day

Here in the UK they are called 'Beatrice stoves'. Beatrice being the make of them. I have a dual wick version in my collection.

We used to heat our house with paraffin/kerosene heaters back in the 70s I've still got one in the shed👌👍

Great video, loved hearing a lot of the old time terminology that I grew up with.

James, as always, another great video, and thanks for the history lesson! God Bless

The toast flap is brilliant.

That is just so cool!

love it love it love it!

Cool little stove and lantern does look perfect for camping great video love the period clothes 2 ! 👍🐆

Thanks for another awesome video.

Love this hobo series series

So cool, thank you for sharing 🙏✌️

Great video. Beautiful piece of history, and still useful. Thanks for the great content, and stay safe bro.🙏🇺🇲🙏🇺🇲

So much fun! I enjoy all of this series. I'd like to have one of those stoves.

Thanks for a great taste of history, I've never seen that stove but it looks perfect for its intended use....👍

Ty for sharing another great video

We will need these as we 'progress' !

That is some cool old gear. 😎 I appreciate the nostalgia of classic camp wears and the antiques as well. Great video 👍

Greetings from the other side of this gem were FUBAR Thanks for the post, have just ordered a new version of this stove, should heat up my bike trailer setup

Thats incredible

I love it!

Excellent

LOVE this lil stove! I got to find one. Thanks Dave 🤙 Good stuff as always sir!

that is AMAZING, WOW thank you for showing this James, I like that .

Fantastic video Very relaxing and educational. God bless.

Awesome !

Always enjoy your stuff.

Great Videos, never done seen er heard of that stove, pretty cool ! Keep em coming !

Thats a really cool stove and a great series really enjoying this hobo stuff its fascinating

Did you swipe those eggs 😂

that would be ideal for one person camping! never seen one of these.

Good job, thanks

very cool. i love that you bring out old technoligy in the mix of what "modern" today. some of the stuff back then was to be build to last. now i dont like thats its cast iron. i bet some company could make out out of stainless steel now. but if someone were to make that foldable. i think it would have a spot for the homeless community and the outdoors-man.

I liked this video and gave it a thumbs up! God bless (Keep 'em coming!)

I Love It!! What a great stove.

Cool stove!!! Thanks!!!

New information . Nice .

Another Great video!! ❤

Thank you for showing this! I’ve wanted a similar stove like that myself.

I love this item! I'm going to try to get one! My Uncle Sonny was a Hobo and hopped trains😊 taught me how to play guitar😊

Interesting video I buy and sell antiques for a living and these stoves are very common and normally don’t bring very much. Another use for them originally was to heat up the tongs used to straighten hair. I’ve had them with the rack that held the irons