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Hopefully someone here can help me with this item. The cup is marked Wear-Ever and carries the Aluminum Cooking Utensil Company mark on the bottom (with the company initials, so it's probably ~1940s). What I cannot find is any information on whether this is an actual hiker's set made entirely by the Wear-Ever brand including the nesting pot stand and alcohol burner, or if this is a self-made set by an inventive hiker. The cup fits perfectly in the stand, and the stand+burner nests perfectly in the cup, so it gives the appearance of a complete set. Has anyone ever seen a set like this and can give me some information?

The full record and all the images are here: https://museumofcamping.org/collection/2026-1-13/

Cup with stand and alcohol burner

Exploded view

Mark on the bottom

Happy National Coffee Day to all those who celebrate. Here at the Museum of Camping we most definitely celebrate. In honor of this important holiday, we put together a very modest curation of mid-century camp coffee makers from our (sample, not all online or complete yet) collection.

https://museumofcamping.org/collection/curated/camp-coffee/

Used my dad's (RIP) old 1972 220F to demonstrate how to fuel and light a vintage gas pressure lantern at a local "family campout" that drew over 500 visitors (to the campout, not the demo; we had about 20 folks watching). I walked the small crowd through the process and function, but when asked by a 5-year-old how the "things" (mantles) get so bright, I paused and then said, authoritatively... "magic".

Back in business. Ready for ascension into the new Museum of Camping. Coleman 220F 10/72. A little younger than I am. Needed a bit of valve and pump work; some fresh mantles and a shine. But otherwise as good as new. Welcome. — Jeff Stanger, Museum of Camping (and thanks to oldcolemanparts.com for some old Coleman parts!)