Lantern shop selling butterfly, anchor, petromax,everyday, day lite 75dollers

Hi all, I am totally new to this but have come across a shop selling many different lanterns, I have all ways like them but the price is 75 dollers for any of them no matter what the make.i have tried researching petromax and eveready models but i cant find what year they maybe was made,there is a language barrier so i cant ask many questions i have attched a few photos of the models. any help would be good on what lanterns are worth buying and how hard it is to find parts for them thankyou

 

Hello Scott !

The Petromax lanterns and their clones, as we see here are easy to fettle and spare parts can be found relatively easy, parts are often interchangeable between the lanterns of this type.
The Petromax lantern in your photos was made in 1955 ( give or take a year )
Regards Fred,

 

For the same money I would much rather have an original Petromax than a clone. I think $75 is way too much for for the 829 in that condition, unless you are talking Zimbabwe dollars of course...

 

hi phil thanks for the reply, haha no wish it was zimbabwe doller but its U.S, these are in vietnam so there seems to be alot of chinese ones, but you would go for a pertromax if theres one in decent condition.

 

hi tive thankyou for the reply, how do you find out what year they are, ive tried to research even the eveready and day-lite but i cant find any info at all really, is there any good sites to research dates and compare prices rather than look on ebay.

 

I agree with Phil, for the same money you can find Petromax, Geniol, Optimus or Hipolito.

 

hi selig thankyou for the reply, yes they do have petromax, but what condition would you expect it to be in for that price.

 

hi again phil is the petromax the best make as far as lanterns go then or the most collectable, sorry if thats a daft question like i say im just learning.

 

In that condition, i don't pay no more $50

 

Hi Scott ! i know the approximate year on the lantern because i have one with the same quick lighter, That quick lighter (Rapid) was patented 1954.
And another design introduced in the late fifties or early sixties.

Fred

 

Obviously I don't know what the market value is for lanterns in Vietnam but I suspect you are being ripped-off. Looking at the Petromax, the quality doesn't seem very good at all and to charge the same for an Anchor or another Chinese copy is just crazy as the build quality is just NOT the same! If your haggling skills are OK, offer them $20 and if they balk at that, walk away. You'll most likely end up spending money on bits and pieces to get it back to a reasonable condition so don't give over the odds!

 

thanks colin ill let you know how i go on

 

Welcome aboard!

 

Welcome !

I am not suprised that there are shops that sell lanterns. Even second hand ones.
There are even auction sites that do this.

 

what are the auction sites ill have a look

 

On the Petromax that is made in Germany you should find a 4 digit number on the bottom. The last digit will be the year.

 

That is a hornets nest of a question to ask on an international collectors forum. Suffice it to say that Petromax would be among my top 5 brands for practical use, not just for collectability.