My guess is that the red top goes to any newer lamp than on which it sits in Stevie''s picture. Another guess is that a black label was what the...
David, what has been suggested is Sodium Hydroxide, aka Drano and is a strong caustic base, not an acid. Hence also known as Caustic Soda. The...
A dirty mind is a joy forever.
Hello ENNPE, You have a very classic lamp there. No matter how many thousands of this model has been produced, it is a model many collectors...
Wonderfull! I gather then you got this a while ago? I am curious to see if the shade has any markings by Petromax.
Stevie, thanks to the internet as a source of (pictorial) information, and this site especially, there is consensus that W&B has not ever...
David, I have been wondering about the seemingly odd model names W&B came up with. It would make sense to link the 41 number to that year, but Ian...
I see no reason to doubt that theory David. I seem to remember reading a suggestion that the appearance of the E41 was partly based on a left-over...
This lamp is a merger of styles seen among the lamps from 1942. Appearantly W&B initially made the typical E41 top also in steel and fashioned...
Why are you doing this George? I want to reduce my number of lamps, but now there is this upcoming itch for these classic Petromaxes, again. I...
George, I would like to see that box and accesories. Is this along the lines of a set of two lamps, hoods and some fuel cans? Is this lamp a...
The model you intend to modify is not particular valuable. In general this model does not fetch more than 40 quid in good condition; a particular...
I think you did well to get that lamp burning and I am impressed with your fabricating skills. If your lamp is spreading light in an even,...
Thank you Colin for that beautifully crafted English! The pragmatic approach to many products right after the war is understood. It might explain...
'sotnays'? Not sure I understand the sentence either, Colin. And I am fond of many shade of greens, most from England: on Morris Minor,...
Dag Emiel, when you are ready to paint the tank, I might be able to help out with the colouring. Today I checked a fuel cap and a collar for...
A picture would help; my take is the (porcelain) nozzle unscrews from the vertical inverted J-tube, but perhaps you have something else in mind....
Yes, petrol, but use alcohol for priming to avoid sooting.
David, the only blue top with cream fount combination I have seen is in Ian's book. There he just describes what can be seen in one of the...
Thank you George for your extensive reply and link. As for the fuel(s) I am well aware what lantern can be used reasonably safe with petrol, and...
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