Unfortunately, I dismantled the lamp before I took a picture, but I hope this lamp can be identified in parts. As far as I understand the lamp has not been used for many years but has been polished with a huge amount of polishing paste. I dismantled the lamp and now I am cleaning all the parts from the paste. There are no inscriptions on the lamp, only the number on the bottom and the number 500 on the nipple. Am I wrong if I say that this is Petromax 500? The pressure gauge gasket is lost and I want to replace the other gaskets after disassembly. Which gaskets are better to use lead, where possible, or rubber? Does it make sense to change the pump valve, or it cannot deteriorate due to age?
My guess would be a Hipolito. I have seen a few of these in DK where the nickel has been removed as well as the label on the collar. Probably a job lot at some stage.
This is a Hipolito H-502 polished brass version You should be able to see the Hipolito logo on the cap. The number 9320 means 20th week 1993 in my opinion. You need 3 lead gaskets.Two seals #90 for the carburetor and rapid and one seal #83 for the pump valve. All others #11,#193,#229,#17are made of oil resistent rubber. Order original Petromax seals,then you are on the safe side.
Thank you! It looks a little strange, I can see the remains of nickel plating on the bottom of the tank.... But it seems to me impossible to remove all the nickel from the lamp so well, and why do that?
Thank you! Tilley is also waiting for his turn, I could not unscrew the valve of the pump, aluminum and brass is a bad combination, looking for a new Tilley pump.
I've thougt about it. The only brand that didn't have a logo at Hipolito in 1993 was the Petrolite 500cp.I'm sure it can only be a Petrolite that was still being made by Hipolito,Portugal at the time. @Nils Stephenson is right when he assumes that the lamp was de-nickeled.
Using electrolysis, it should be relatively easy to remove the nickel. If doing a few, it might have been worth it to set up the equipment. During mainly the 70s and 80s (but also other times), it was very popular with polished brass. Quite a few lamps have suffered due to this. Some more successfully than others.
The Petrolite was a lamp commonly sold to anglers. Water and especially salt water ,severely affected the lamps.Perhaps @AlexDK 'Petrolite Was so demaged that the owner decided to remove the nickel from the lamp.
I have found traces of nickel plating on the bottom, if electrolysis was applied, this would explain the lack of an aluminum label. The aluminum was probably severely damaged by electrolysis.
I received a service kit for Petromax Rapid, can I use parts 50 and 68 in my Hipolito lamp? item #50 is marked "350" a similar item on my lamp is marked "500"
