Thanks for the offer Matti. I ordered some parts that might work. Also, there is a source for the complete NRV locally if I need it. I'll keep you...
Okay. So, I took the NRV out to get it apart. I didn't get it apart last time because it was stuck together. This time, I put the brass cylinder...
Howdy all. I have an Optimus 1200 that has a faulty NRV. It is difficult to pump. Also, during and after pumping, the pump shaft pushes out. I...
Dead ringer! [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Is there a lantern that has that type of vapourizer and globe plate?
Thanks for the great comments you guys. I don't think there are many of these out there that are complete. Getting the original parts for this one...
Since these 883's were made between '36 and '39 (maybe even '40), both could be correct. For hand comfort while writing, the 8 6 seems more...
Here is a better close up. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
*ALERT* RESPONSE TO OLD THREAD! I just bought a Petromax 883 with scratchings on the bottom. I'm not sure if it is 8 6 or 9 8. Here are the...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I just picked up a Petromax 883...
This is my Preway Sears 742-43. Not very much was needed to clean this one up. Citric acid on the burner frame, 0000 steel wool on the brass, and...
This was my experience. Lamp finds on Peru trip
Hola! I posted this on the Coleman collectors forum and thought some here might like to read it if they hadn't read it already: Hello all. I just...
I was wondering if my Optimus ceramic burner was original to this lantern. It say's "Alemania" on it. That doesn't sound too Swedish to me! Here's...
Thanks for the tip mate!
Thanks Phil. I didn't wax it thinking that the wax might melt or discolor due to the heat. I could wax the fount and collar but he vent might get...
When I go camping in my trailer, there is always a problem: Which lantern(s) to bring! [ATTACH] From far left clockwise: Col-max 555 Made in USA...
I recently bought a pretty rough Optimus 930 off Craigslist and decided to fettle it today. [ATTACH] I had almost no problem tearing it down...
I really didn't know that there was a strategy for lighting these Mil Specs. Low pressure wasn't on my mind when I lit it. I thought the mantle...
[ATTACH] I found this one at a garage sale quite dusty and non functional. I cleaned it up a bit and attempted to light it. It wouldn't stay lit...
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