BURMOS BRASS BLOWTORCH VINTAGE (MID 20th CEN) PARAFFIN2 PINT (about 1L) CAPACITY MADE BY TOWNSON & COXSON ENGLAND

WHAT AN EYE CATCHING DECOR PIECE! THIS BRASS BURMOS TRADEMARKED BLOW TORCH MADE BY TOWNSON & COXSON & CO IN ENGLAND DURING THE MID TWENTIETH CENTURY HAS A RUSTIC INDUSTRIAL LOOK.
IT WOULD MAKE A GREAT SHELF PIECE FOR ANY WORKSHOP OR PRIMITIVE HOME.
FOR THE MORE CREATIVELY INCLINED IT MAKES FOR AN AWESOME BLOWTORCH LAMP SEE PICTURE ADDED. THERE ARE ALSO MANY VIDEOS ON RESTORING OLD BLOWTORCHES ONLINE.
The blowtorch is of ancient origin and was used as a tool by goldsmiths and silversmiths. They began literally as a "blown lamp", a wick oil lamp with a mouth-blown tube alongside the flame.
MARKINGS:
ON THE ONESIDE REG TRADE MARK BURMOS TOWNSON & COXSON & CO LTD ENGLAND
ON THE OTHER SIDE: PARAFFIN KEROSENE ONLY 2 PINT CAPACITY
Size: 27cm Wide 23cm High.
Condition: SOME BRASS PATINA. REGRETTABLY THE PUMP ASSEMBLY IS MISSING. STILL IN FAIR GOOD CONDITION.
ALSO SEE MY OTHER ITEMS LISTED.