menno riser kerosene lantern

i was wondering if any one here might know any thing about a kerosene lantern called menno riser as i found one today at the local flea market;it is all there plus many used and new parts ;he thing is i cant seem to find any of these thru searching ;plus would anyone know the purpose of the small valve on the side by the fuel control valve; it doesnt have any markings any place ;even the vent ;it came with 2 other burners plus a valve and a few new jets ;i sure would appreciate any feed back on this lantern ;;thanks everyone ;

 

Never heard of them but it looks like the bottom half of some sort of Petromax clone.

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Hi Stormie,

I believe that would be Meeno Miser, produced by CJN Adams and called the Work Horse; first one on THIS page.

I have one, it's in this HERE

Here's the LINK for the manufacturer.

If you are in need of parts I have a few extra hard parts.

 

thanks im still learning the picture thing ;in time i will get it ;

 

john thanks so much for the information it came with a few different burners even the one you have in the picture ;there is no tag on the collar so i wasnt really sure what i have ;as far as that one small valve ;it wouldnt affect the lighting ;thanks again ;dean

 

john as it stands i wont need any parts as so many came with it 2 extra burners one is brand new the other used but can be cleaned plus a few new leather cups and a pricker plus a few extra jets ;if i have any problems getting it to light i will let you know but that small valve im concerned about ;thanks again and have a great 4th the tank is soaking as it has a really nasty smell ;old kerosene or what ever they used before ;dean

 

i will get more pictures after i can the other parts and the burner that in it ;it didnt come with the globe but im correct a 288 will fit
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The instructions are on the uploader pop-up

 

john would you know the dates if any

 

The small valve is simply a positive shutoff for the fuel. Probably put on there so you could leave pressure in the lantern, but with a quick starter I wouldn't advise it.

The 288 globe will fit just fine.

 

No help on the date other than the company was started in 1995, but that doesn't mean they started assembling lanterns at that time. I kinda looked around when I got mine but I do not believe they are still assembling them.

 

yep thats one thing we will never know if they were made before that year but still being made in 95 the darn thing does have age to it ; theres a guy i deal with in the state of ohio who has one ;seems there are a few around ;wish thur whom ever had it before left the tag on the collar ;as i am cleaning and checking things it seems it was used very often ;thats a good thing but we will see once i get the thing cleaned and add some fuel but first comes the water test for pin holes if any or leaks ;these things are easy to repair once you get the hang of them ;i have been coleman and akron all these years but the kerosene ones are neat now this one makes 4 let you know the out come ;again thanks and have a great 4th im staying home where its safer ;