Early Baby Petromax 821 - what a roar!

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  1. Buckaroo

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    Well, I’ve finally fired up my Baby Petromax (likely dated very early thirties) and it hasn’t failed to impress! Fired up easily and burns much louder than I expected. Here it is with a 2C-HG peerless mantle and a modern globe (I usually burn my lanterns with the correct globe but in this case I decided to keep the original safely on the shelf).

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    It is certainly eating the dark - I love these smaller Px lanterns :thumbup:
     
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    Well done. It looks like it is working well.

    I would never have thought to use a 2C-HG mantle on this size lamp, but it seems to be a good choice.
     
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    That does the job well!:thumbup::thumbup:
     
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    :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
    perfect!
     
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    This lantern probably deserves a listing on the Reference Gallery.

    Cheers

    Tony

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    Congrats for this roaring baby:thumbup:

    Matthias
     
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  9. Buckaroo

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    I have the day off work tomorrow @Tony Press , I’ll try and take some appropriate photos
     
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    For its size certainly bright.
     
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    You’re a star! :thumbup:

    Cheers

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