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Butterfly brand kerosene fueled products are available in America from www.StPaulMercantile.com . They are highly recommended and try to have parts in stock for the stoves they sell. They the large Butterfly 828R pressure lantern (a Petromax clone), and have the very useful Butterfly oven that fits on top of some kerosene stoves.

There are many different types and styles of Butterfly stoves. The #2457 and #2628 are conventional multi-wick stoves, and I have the wicks or you can use a strand from a cotton mop head as a wick. These are inexpensive stoves, but they work. Being all metal, they are sturdy. See the links below on how to set up a Butterfly #2457 or #2628 to work properly. I still have a Butterfly #2457, as the design of the grill holds the Butterfly oven very nicely.

Butterfly manufactured gravity-fed designs, such as the #2413, 2417, 2418. Photos of these stoves are listed in the Photo Album at my Wick Shop web site. These stoves all use a glass reservoir for fuel, but with care it will last for a long time. The proprietary wick used in these stoves stands on its edge in a slot - it does NOT move up and down to control the heat output like the multi-wick stoves. The wick will last a long time with proper care, but you must have spare wicks! Those wicks are available from www.StPaulMercantile.com . I use a Butterfly #2418 double burner stove for normal kitchen type cooking, but I made sure I had a dozen spare wicks on hand.

If you have a question, e-mail me at Miles@RuralOregon.net .

Updated February 1, 2007