American Camp Stove No. 1,
made by the American Gas Machine Co., Albert Lea, Minnesota,
was advertised in Catalogue 22, circa 1917.
"...'the furnace in a bucket'...produces an intensely hot flame...
and is especially popular with the carnival and amusement trade
for warming pits, for lunch stands, as a candy cooker, etc."
This model weighs 15 lbs. and holds 1 gallon of gasoline.

American Portable Stove No. 2
appears in AGM Catalog 22 circa 1917.
The generator requires preheating;
the generator is equipped with a tip cleaner.

Kerokook Stove No. 5 is in Catalog 27 circa 1923.
The silent burner includes a conical chamber with two air holes;
the orifice is in the bottom of the cone.
The burner design is for gasoline;
the fount capacity is about 1 quart.
This stove is in John Stendahl's collection.

The American Gas Machine Co., Albert Lea, Minnesota,
made this Model 20 alcohol fueled stove
with a coil burner, circa 1918.
The fount is pressurized by the burning alcohol above.
This stove, In Joe Pagan's collection, came with the metal container.

KampKook Model 3 was made by AGM
in two versions - as seen in Randall Adams' collection
with curved retractable legs and a hinged top (upper image),
and with straight retractable legs fitted in the corners
and a separate top (lower image).
The stove in the lower image is in Mike Morgan's collection.

This is an early two burner stove, Kampkook Model 6,
made by the American Gas Machine Co.
The lid (not shown) is detached from the stove when in use.
The separate pump is shown on the pumps page.
This stove is in Brien Page's collection.

AGM Kampkook Model 9 is the same construction as Model 3 above
but the case is made of brass rather than steel.
Tom Talburt, whose collection this is in,
found no evidence that it had ever been painted.
The stove tag has a patent date of 1921 and it appears in a 1923 catalog,
where it was advertised as "Especially recommended
for use near the seacoast."

Kampkook Model 10 has three burners and a cast iron grates
This stove is in Brien Page's collection.
As Model 6 above, Model 10 was in the 1923 AGM catalog,
and required a separate pump.

The Model 44 Kampkook stove by AGM
appears in a 1930 parts catalogue.
This stove has been in James Davis's family's possession
and was probably purchased new by his father.
It was used on family camping trips until the 1960's
and still operates.

Model 77 Kampkook stove by AGM is similar to the one above
and is in the same 1930 parts catalogue.
This model features an extended pump (from the tank)
similar to Models 277 and 278 lanterns.
This stove is in Ron Lenfield's collection.

AGM probably made this Kook Rite instant lighting stove for Sears circa 1930.
Instant lighting is accomplished by the angled valve wheel
just to the left of the case and over the end of the tank.
Bob Nichols matched the dark green, nearly black original paint to repaint the stove.

Model 15 JiffyKook by AGM shared the fount
that was also used on some of their lamp and lantern models.
This stove appears in the 1930 and later catalogues.
An earlier version of this model had a cast iron burner as on Model 18 below.
While it is a one-burner model it is 9" tall to the top of the burners,
10.5" in diameter at the valve and weighs 7 pounds empty!
George Rocen restored this stove which is in his collection.

AGM Model 18 JiffyKook is very similar to Model 15 above
and came with the same burner as seen here in Cat. No. 40 from the mid 1930's.
The pump and the length/placement of the fuel line after the valve are the only apparent differences
between this model and Model 15.
Drew Meyer restored this stove for his neighbor, Dave Puetz.

AGM Catalog No. 40, circa 1934, identifies this No. 57 KampKook as a 1933 model.
The master burner is on the right;
keys that pass through the front and left side panels operate the other two burners.
The cooking surface is 26 x 10.5".
The legs can be extended an additional 5", to 18" height, as seen in the above image.
Doug Hodder restored this stove that is in his collection.

Model 22 ReadyKook by AGM is from the same time period as the preceding models.
This larger model was probably designed for cabin use.
It features a large attached tank
that takes a separate pump that is held by a bracket on the far side of the stove (right).
This restored stove is in Glenn Knapke's collection.

This is American Heating Unit is No. 135, although the stenciling is too faded to read.
(Compare to No. 136 below.)
AGM made these utility burners from the early to mid 1930's
When they were replaced by other models.
This utility burner is in Brad Stephenson's collection.

American Heating Unit No. 136 is the same as No. 135 above
with the addition of lower and upper burner supports
and a cast iron grate.
This utility burner is in James Smith's collection.

This is the American Gas Machine version of the Coleman Model 520
military pocket stove.
The aluminum pots/stove containers are labeled CM Mfg. Co.
The stove is dated 1945.
This stove is in Fred Kuntz's collection.

In 1945 AGM also made this medical sterilizing two burner stove for the military.
Here the stove is sitting on top of the combination sterilizing chamber-stove container
for display purposes in the image.
This stove is in Bob Meyer's collection.

AGM made this Model 2422 stove shortly after WWII.
This stove, in Jim MacDougall's collection,
is an instant lighting model with a built-in pump.

AGM Model 2522 differs from Model 2422 above
in having a different generator that also allows
using leaded gasoline, and a different grate pattern.
Don Ostby got this unfired stove with the instructions
that appear to have a date code of April 1946.

A three burner stove, Model 2534, made by AGM.
This stove is in Brien Page's collection.
This model stove appears in a 1937 Belknap Hardware catalog (Lester).

AGM Kampkook Stove Model 2821 may date to the late 1930's or 1940's after WWII.
The stove, in Glenn Knapke's collection,
is unusual in that it lacks side windscreens
and uses tabs at the back corners of the lid to pivot
and the back edge of the top serves as a stop
to hold the cover in the upright position (right image).

AGM SpeediKook Models 6206, left, and 6906, right
are single burner stoves comparable to the Coleman 500 Speed-Master.
Model 6206 is in Craig Seabrook's collection; it appears in a 1956 catalogue.
Model 6906 is in Joe Pagan's collection; it is also stamped SunFlame
and has finial style nuts to hold the grate on the frame base rest
in addition to the windscreen, different hole pattern in the collar and nickel plating.

This Model 6206, in Jan Dyke's collection,
was made more recently than the 6206 above left,
based on the steel, rather than brass sided fount,
and the less expensive pump.
The grate is held on with nuts as on a Coleman 500 stove.

This three-burner stove is identified as Model LCS-61,
manufactured by American Gas Machine Co.,
Division of Queen Stove Works, Albert Lea, Minnesota.
This stove is in Dave McFarlan's collection.
This stove and the two that follow in this series
date to the mid 1950's (Sund).

Model LCS-61A was made by the same company as above.
This stove, in Brien Page's collection,
differs in having wire legs, rather than block style retracting legs.

KampKook Model LCS-41 is a two burner version
of the above stove models that includes a towel bar.
This stove is in John Stendahl's collection.

Model LCS-21 is a similar two-burner stove to Model LCS-41 above
except that it has a differently shaped case and grate.
The embossing on the front panel identifies the maker as on the stoves above.
This stove, apparently unused, is in Brooks Wilson's collection.

Thermos or the predecessor Queen Stove Works
made this J.C. Higgins Model 710.74040
two burner stove for Sears
during the period of the stove models above and below this one.
This stove is in Curtis Edward's collection.

Model WCS 11A KampKook stove was made by the Queen Products Division
of the King Seeley Corporation,
a successor company to AGM located in Albert Lea, Minnesota..
This stove, which dates to the 1950's,
is in Brien Page's collection.

Thermos, the successor company to American Gas Machine,
made this three burner Holiday brand camp stove in 1961.
The Model No. is 8430.
The generator is enlarged above the left burner, presumably for heat exchange.
The middle and right burners are controlled by levers from the front panel.
This stove is in Bo Ryman's collection.

Holiday Model 8490 dates to 1963 according to an AGM repair manual.
This two burner stove, in Harold Weiss Jr's collection,
is stamped King Seeley Thermos Division, Macomb, Illinois.
The case is also stamped with an R above and to the right of the above stamping
which is a date code for 1963.
The bar sticking out of the lower right side of the case controls the right burner.

This Model 8491 Thermos stove dates to 1964
according to the AGM repair manual.
This stove, in John Stendahl's collection,
is only different from the above model 8490 in the paint colors.
The stove is missing the left leg.

Sears Ted Williams Models 776.74150 (left) and 776.74242 (right)
were likely made by Thermos based on the pump parts which are the same on Thermos Brand stoves.
The left end of the tanks have a peg, that with the pump handle on the right, hold the tanks in the front of the stoves.
The front legs double as handles; the tanks are aluminum.
Paperwork that came with the stove on the left is dated Dec. 12, 1961.
These stoves are in Bob Meyer's collection.

Sears Ted Williams Model 776.74151
is very similar to the 2 burner stove on the left above
and is only one digit higher in model number
so perhaps is the next version of the stove.
This stove is in Brien Page's collection.