Knock off/reproduced Origo stoves?

There was another company which started making almost identical looking stove some time ago. Ten year? The story I got at the Southampton Boat Show was that the original designer had had a row with Origo and taken his work to another company, who launched versions of the single burner, double burner and heater versions.

Perhaps that other maker has sprung back to life?
 
JumbleDuck said:
There was another company which started making almost identical looking stove some time ago. Ten year? The story I got at the Southampton Boat Show was that the original designer had had a row with Origo and taken his work to another company, who launched versions of the single burner, double burner and heater versions.

Perhaps that other maker has sprung back to life?
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My understanding is that the original folks are now with CleanCook, which is basically a non-profit working with Project Gaia to place ethanol stoves in the 3rd world. No retail at this time.
 
I had a used Cookmate twin burner which I sold to another boat owner, as also had a brand new unused a Origo twin burner, they seemed identical apart from the logo and all the parts were interchangeable, did Origo sell them under another name?
 
Praxinoscope said:
I had a used Cookmate twin burner which I sold to another boat owner, as also had a brand new unused a Origo twin burner, they seemed identical apart from the logo and all the parts were interchangeable, did Origo sell them under another name?
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I think "Cookmate" may have been the company I remember.
 
Patents have a 20 year life as a rule, and often require top up payments during the period of Patent.

Once expired, anyone can use the technology, including reverse engineering.

I believe Origo stoves have been around more than 20 years.
 
Simonpk said:
Damn, I've got an unused one in the garage which I thought might boom in price. Now the bottoms fallen out of that market:cry:
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rotrax said:
Patents have a 20 year life as a rule, and often require top up payments during the period of Patent.

Once expired, anyone can use the technology, including reverse engineering.

I believe Origo stoves have been around more than 20 years.
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You are correct, I bought my first Origo twin burner over 40 years ago. They have an enthusiastic following, but they are a bit like Marmite some love them others think they're c**p.
I prefer not to have to find a place to store gas and pipe it into the galley, and have never had any problems cooking or boiling a kettle on one, always fancied trying their spirit oven but could never justify the price and more to the point not enough room to fit one in the galley.
 
If there is a single burner one...wish I’d known ! I waited ages to get an origo 1500 at a sensible price second hand. They go for more than they were new now !!
 
I bought a Cornish Crabber from Holland in 2012. In the galley was a two burner almost identical to an Origo but had a Germanish manufacturer's name and sliders instead of knobs to control the flames. Otherwise pretty much the same, the teo meths reservoirs interchangable with Origos. Being such a fan of Origos I replaced with a new two burner.
 
ianc1200 said:
I bought a Cornish Crabber from Holland in 2012. In the galley was a two burner almost identical to an Origo but had a Germanish manufacturer's name and sliders instead of knobs to control the flames. Otherwise pretty much the same, the teo meths reservoirs interchangable with Origos. Being such a fan of Origos I replaced with a new two burner.
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Dometic, origo and Electrolux all had the same product.
 
Origo sold out to Electrolux who in turn were absorbed by Dometic

The designer and owner of Origo subsequently had some sort of dispute with Electrolux/ Dometic and resumed production of the design under the brand name Cookmate

Cookmate disappeared a while back for reasons unknown

Dometic redesigned the stove to a new sleek look that nobody liked or purchased. Then discontinued it

I suspect production of the original design has now resumed in whichever Chinese factory Cookmate were were using
 
I'm a bit surprised that an enterprising SME hasn't taken up the manufacture of these stoves, most of the construction is sheet metal work, some is from readily available components, the biggest problem is the manufacture of the burners.
Similarly I am surprised that no-one has taken up the 'Speedseal' manufacture after the original designer/manufacturer had to cease trading through ill health, again surely an ideal product for a SME and there is still an active market for these.
 
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