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Blacksmith and Metal Working Forum => Blacksmith and Metalworking Forum => Topic started by: Ken W. on March 29, 2019, 05:06:41 PM

Title: DUNLAP DENATURED ALCOHOL MINI BLOW TORCH
Post by: Ken W. on March 29, 2019, 05:06:41 PM

I picked up this little Dunlap Denatured Alcohol mini blow torch today at an estate sale. I've never seen one this small.  Not that I look for blow torches , but I only see big ones. Is this rare or valuable ?

Title: Re: DUNLAP DENATURED ALCOHOL MINI BLOW TORCH
Post by: Batz on March 29, 2019, 05:40:42 PM

That's a Dunlap 5419 or 5421. Quite common. They were made from 1948 till 1956. Nice condition label still one that one.

Title: Re: DUNLAP DENATURED ALCOHOL MINI BLOW TORCH
Post by: d42jeep on March 31, 2019, 04:44:43 AM

Here are some Dunlap blowtorches from my Dunlap collection. The catalog page is from 1949.
-Don

Title: Re: DUNLAP DENATURED ALCOHOL MINI BLOW TORCH
Post by: Bill Houghton on May 19, 2019, 12:37:02 PM

I don't know about that one, but little alcohol torches were sometimes used to solder electrical connections - in the boxes, which must have called for truly competent control of the flame.

Bill, glad wire nuts were developed.