here is one of my next fettling project. This lamp is what I think to be one of the first Unic 7 produced in the factory in Paris as you can note, the design is the same but the decoration is a bit different of what we usually see. the fount's stampings have no grappes bunch and nor leaves but flowers the lyre's tube is very different and the base of the lyre have 2 rosaces instead of one. the leaves on the top of the lyre are really smaller. and over all, the shade is ornemented with this beautifull brass crown I had never seen. But make no mistake, this is a wreck. the whole fuel line have been dismantled for the electrification of the lamp and this has been done by savages !!!!!!!!!!!!! there is no more plunger, but a big hole in the base of the fount and half of the burner thrown away
Hello Michel, Savages indeed. That is a very ornate lamp and I have do doubt you'll get her back on her feet.
Here is the beginning of the restoration of the lamp: the spackling of the tank in 8 photos. and 4 days. 1 / You cut a steel sheet that will go inside the fount (here the zinc due to its flexibility) 2 / you place the sheet as you can, you get stuck the sheet with a screwdriver or a piece of wood by a hole of the tank, and after you stick the plate with tape from below (the tape will also prevent resin flow until hardening) 3 / you prepare the epoxy resin with the charge to strengthen it (here the wood fiber by Sicomin called Woodfill) the loaded resin has flowed around the plate, that's fine! 4 / the loaded resin with Woodfill must flow into a funnel so we can not go beyond a viscosity as honey. Because it must also spreads flat and horizontally in the bottom of the tank. the small circular hole is simply masked with a tape.. the next day after hardening; you do a treatment throughout the tank with a glass of liquid resin and you will be sure to have a good result. Be patient and regulary turn the tank to cure the resin all around. The next day; finishing from below. you have to cover the hole with loaded resin. 5 / this time, do not hesitate to put more fiber for a compact paste 6 / you spread, and after complete curing ... 7 / the fourth day, you sand the resin in surplus. 8 / painting obviously the bottom of the tank is no more hollow like the original but flat. It will also put a shorter plunger (anyway, it is absent right now)
Hello all after the fount, the whole gasoline line : I had to redo the plunger and to solder the small copper tube, then roll it and solder the new nut on the burner. The burner was incomplet but I had an old wreck But at this hour, I have not found a new manometer here is the old lady :
Hi Michel, i have one unic lamp. But i don't know how to light it. Can you guide me through the steps to light it? I've never used an oil lamp before. Thank you
HI @nguyen quoc hieu I'll try to explain, but it's very simple. first you need to check that the lamp holds pressure. So redo the joints. Then, disassemble the burner to clean it thoroughly. Be very careful not to damage the needle because it is almost impossible to find. Most of the time, it is necessary to empty the filter (this is the curved part located just before the burner). It is full of brass shavings to filter but above all to preheat the fuel. Dip the shavings in the citric acid then reassemble, packing well. When everything is clean, you must check that the fuel rises to the burner (i.e. without first mounting the burner). When you get there, I will continue my explanations.
Hi, I'm cleaning it. I'm waiting to buy fuel oil and mantles.Can you tell me the function of the one in this picture? It looks like a bicycle valve. Thank you
