Nagel Chase model 5

This is my Nagel Chase Model 5. In the @Mackburner Pressure Lamp Catalogue it is closest to Model 5(d).

It is a gasoline lantern, manufactured in the early 1920s.

It is virtually the same as that of @Sedgman here, and the other Model 5 shown here.























An old soldered dent repair.




































Note the tab that joins the top cap of the vent to the bottom fittings. These points are vulnerable to losing the ceramic glazing.


Home-made pricker extension so that the pricker (push-pull) can be operated when a chimney is fitted.





There are no before photos for this lantern as it was in parts in different boxes.


Up and running.





Repairs and fettling

1. I have shown above the bail and pricker extension that I made for this lantern. If I ever get to see the original pricker set up, I will make a copy.

2. The tank was leaking from the bottom hex fitting, so it was re-soldered:

Plenty of flux.


Before clean up (after soldering).


3. I had to make an upright for the cage. I used brass rod and threaded a bolt to take a nut:





Note that the original uprights are held in place with small bolts. The other Model 5(d) I fettled had the cage rods peened and soldered into place.


One more oddity. The base plate of the cage has a cut out, but it does not seem to be for anything in particular.




This is a great lantern. It burns brightly and runs smoothly. When I can find some large sheets of mica I will make a chimney for it.


Cheers

Tony

 

Such a unusual lantern and a good fettle, looks really good. A very interesting early lantern.

 

A stunning lantern, would look great with a chimney on but that’s a lot of mica!

 

Nice work, Tony

 

Great work, Tony, as usual!

 

It's a grand old lantern!

 

My work in progress Coleman 327 has a similar cut out on the base plate which I assumed was to align with the air valve to make space for the pump? If that’s not what it’s for then I have no idea, so I’m going to pretend that’s the purpose so it doesn’t bug me! Would be interested to know though.

 

@Scott D

That would be correct for your Coleman 327, but the holes in the baseplate for the fuel feed and air tube on this Nagel Chase means the cut out does not line up with anything.

Tony

 

Great work Tony. The result has justified what I suspect was a lot of work.
@Tony Press

 

@Tony Press

It's just a guess, the stamping of the base plate and holes was done in a couple of stages on different dies. The flat was an aligning point so all the plates were stamped the same.

 

How odd! Hope you figure it out.

 

Unless they all have this edge, my guess is that they were using up the last bit of sheet steel and it wasn't quite enough. Good enough to use though.

 

Nice work mate ! Looking forward to getting mine going!