I would not know of pump cylinders made of steel which could corrode. These were made of brass. But as you do have rust in there: soak in in WD40...
This is one of the reproduction signs Wim mentioned. It is heavy on enamel and was digitally printed on the metal disc. But this one was labeled...
MEWA is short for Metallwaren[kombinat]. "Combine for metal products" in the GDR. Kombinat Mewa – Wikipedia you will find a list of...
Well, it depends. It will work well on gasoline. But it will not work safely with a highly volatile fuel. Get the fuel the lantern is built for:...
Found another one which ist not about lamps/lanterns directly but some of them come along... [MEDIA] Erik
Hi, Tom was in contact with some of the Schott people about trademarks some years ago. He put a paper of the different logos used by Schott there...
At least some Petromax lanterns could be fitted with a holder for rigid mantles upon customer request. I can't remember which catalog I saw it...
Well, I see quite some vital parts I do not see, which makes restoration (to a working condition) hmmmm a little difficult. I am uncertain about...
Erf. - Erfinder - Inventor / Cerdic Knowle (probaly a house name) Inh. - Inhaber - Holder (of the patent) will have an oter look into it later....
this one, too :-) [MEDIA] Erik
great to see these pages. I'd love to browse through the catalogue.... They sold company-branded Continental Licht lamps. Did not know about that...
great rare lamp, never seen one before. Ang great set of images. Thanks a lot! Erik
and the whole contraption does not make too much sense to me. It is a wick lamp nowadays but the added parts to the stove tank (spacer ring ?...
Try The Base Camp Tilley lamp spares but "metal cup washer" is an unknown part to me. Erik
Can you force the generator (lower part) one more full turn of the thread into the tank. This may help. Depends on the thickness of the lead...
Regarding that strange filler cap... It reminds me of a machined hex nut. My suggestion is: the original one got lost, someone fount a brass...
These small size lanterns are extremely hard to find and it's nice to see one performing so well. These lanterns were only slightly cheaper than...
Well, at least I have one and an other one is shown here: WWW.COLAG.DE - Continental Licht The shape of the tank is a little different to meet...
I decided, I can afford this amount and it is worth it. I know what I spend for my site colag.de and that is a cheap provider and the cheapest...
There is a possibility that the globe could be a “Tilley 182 onion globe.” may be i am wrong... Erik
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