Nice light up and globe. I enjoy your posts . Thanks you.
I think it may be 1940 as 1930 was before the 240 series of lanterns were first made.
I have my Grandfather's Primus 633 dated "J" from 1920.
Nice lantern. 5 hrs is a successful reliability test.
The spirit dish looks like it was to catch drips from the valve. If it was used for preheating it would probably eventually scorch the valve wheel...
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WARNING !!!!!! DO NOT DO THIS!!!!!! Progress so far with a warning not to attempt to heat up a fount with any paraffin or any fuel residue. I...
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Good work . I will use your idea to make some air buttons.
Not a classic pressure lantern and nothing out of the ordinary except that it was the first lantern I owned given to me by my Grandfather around...
The tubes disintegrated soon after manufacturing. I made a brass tube replacement for one of mine and a ballpoint pen inner heated slightly and...
Okay . I thought that the no letter was earlier. So the collar with no inscription is the early one and and the later one you have just has 241...
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The price tag R is for Rand which is South Africa currency. The small amount shows it was quite a few years ago.
The two spacers looks like the crimping on the bottom the vapouriser.
It looks good. The electric lamp forum people won't be happy.
Thank you. I had not yet seen the parts listing.
It looks good so far. I am sure the nozzle is ceramic.
350cp and a 300cp from left to right. The 300cp will warm up the bathroom tonight. [ATTACH]
Is that a fibre wheel?
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