Solex 252 100 cp The frame and the hood are made of iron. The reddish tank ( copper ? ) originally had a very thin silver color . The pump is on...
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The burner may originalen have belonged to a alcohol-fueled version of a 501. That ' s what I meant !
This AIDA lamp was manufactured in Portugal by Hipolito in 1976. All the features you mentioned, along with the typical Orange controls and the...
This is what the complete lamp with the long burner looked like when I received it . My first thought was: a burner for rigide mantles that screw...
@Tommaso I would buy a second Solex 300. Or an identical FAIR 300. The Solex 300 most likely existed before,during,and after the Second World...
The Petromax part doesn't fit the Solex ! The Petromax part is too tall ! And then the solex hood won't fit on top anymore.I strongly recommand...
Very nice presentation Patrick, as always :thumbup::thumbup: Can the gold piece ( Mohar ) also light up ?
It was mounted on a Ditmar Maxim 501 , manufactured in 1941. The lamp otherwise showed no structural modifications that might suggest the use of a...
Yes Patrick , this maschine is something special. I must admit I have difficulty dealing with it properly. :doh: When operating without glass and...
Jeff,Shinzo and Dean it's great that I caught your attention :thumbup: Switching from lighting to heating and vice versa is a bit fiddly because...
This is a Petromax 1500 from 1965 ( 0854 ) , used for heating , lighting and cooking . I had to buy the glass cylinder and the radiator separately...
@Tomas Vuto Yes , it turned out really beautiful :thumbup::thumbup: The reflecto,the carrying handle , the glass cylinder and the pressure gauge...
You can make a wire cage like that if you can't find any glass. It looks quite nice,too :lol: [ATTACH]
Yes,all Ditmar 501 lamps are kerosene lamps. At the same time,the almost identical Ditmar 503 was manufactured. This was a gasoline/petrol lamp.It...
I checked my collection.There are six Ditmar Maxim 501s. The backs all say "Maxim" The fronts look like this : April 1933 = nothing March 1935 = "...
@gkpllantern It's wonderful to see the care and attention to detail with which you restored the Petromax 835. My sincere respect...
To me , it looks like three 834s ( 200HK ) with extra-long chimneys of unknown origin .
@Fireexit1 You were right, many of the holes had burrs inside.The holes aren't crooked. The mantle with the two holes wasn't securely attached at...
The background is as follows : For some time now , Petromax has changed the size of their clay burners , and the material is also very brittle....
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