Dears, Petromax 823/6 electrocuted. Most likely "DB" stands for "Deutschen Reichsbahn". I received it with that glass. I hope to post someday final picture when it will be somehow reconstructed. Most likely I will not be able to get missing original parts, so decided to show it now for reference. I would appreciate if anybody can send me pics of missing original parts by private message or here: Fixing Petromax 823/6 vaporizer | Classic Pressure Lamps & Heaters The more info/pics I get the better for fettling process. Having that in mind I decided to include quite a lot of pics to help others in similar situation. Scratches on the bottom are barely visible. Believe or not, but the most clear is "7" number at the end. I presume that the lantern is from 1927. Any other interpretations are welcomed All the best, Piotrek
@Piotrek I haven't seen many Petromax lanterns this old,but I have noticed that the date of manufacture was always written in normal notation in the late 1920s. At this lantern 20.12.27 = in english 12/20/27 The tank bottom has a long crack .Maybe you can solder a scond tank bottom.
@Reinhard. I was hoping that you can verify these scratches - thank you. The crack - sealing with epoxy resign will not help? Does it have to be reinforced with another bottom?
Very nice old lantern ! Although rare you also seem to find mutilated lanterns. The spiritus pre heater is missing, which would be a tube feeding the pre heater dish. The long bail is typical for railway uses. Epoxy will not be the solution. Since the bottom will flex.
Thank you for posting this lantern. I think it is important that even incomplete historical lamps are included in the Reference Gallery as they are still significant contributions to understanding the variations in their manufacture and 'evolution'. Cheers Tony
For such a historically significant lantern, I'd say, it would be more beneficial for all to share some pictures here rather than in private messages. There aren't that many of these older ones around and we won't be around forever either. By the way, I think soldering would serve better for primary repairs for these items. Epoxy can be used as a secondary reinforcement if deemed necessary. When properly done, solder is still all metallic and would be significantly stronger in terms of adhesion, strength and durability compared to resinuous epoxy.
