This is the lantern I am using this evening. I cleaned it up a bit but everything is original, including a vintage T66 generator and a steel burner cap.
Phil, that lantern is working nicely. I assume the mantle is Peerless but out of curiosity will you tell me which one?
Hi Martin, thanks. It is a Lancaster Lanterns branded thorium 24A made by Peerless. It is actually a fraction bigger than needed but because there is no spirit cup you can get away with it, and the lantern fills it out well.
Awesome..... got one coming soon. Hope to have it running as well as yours .... well done. What fuel did you use? Cheers Peter
Hi Peter, thanks for the compliment. I traded it from a guy for a decent working 1950's Canadian 249. Had to replace the fuel-air tube which was modified for kerosene and fit a globe, generator and burner cap. Luckily I had some late 1940's NOS parts. The lamp has the normal wear 'n tear and there is very little nickel left on the burner cage but the fount still has a reasonable amount of paint, so I just cleaned it up as best I could. It is burning distillate of unleaded gasoline, which is probably very close to 1940's white gas.
