Here we have the modell often refered to as the " sicke" because of it's unusual design of the glasstand, the collar does not have any air slots, but more like four feets that goes in four indents in the fount and so creating four slots for the air to enter the cage, it's belived that this design was tried out as an effort to cool of the fount better, however the design was dropped for an new collar design in 1956, and considering patents from the era , that shows details on this lantern that was issued back in 1954, this lantern was probably manufactured in 1955, it also has 55 scratched on the bottom. Frederik
This is the same lamp, right? I have recently rescued her and I am looking for some information about her, the truth is that it works very well Greetings
But that was not the reason why they tried this design. The tiny stands and the wide air slots were intended to reduce the heat transfer from the globe stand to the tank. Unfortunately the stands were too weak, so the design was abandoned shortly after they introduced it. That's the reason why these "Sicke" models are rare and seeked.
Yes Martin, the design was definitely not intended for ease of assembly but its only coincidental. So far, I don't find that the stands of my sicke unit being unacceptably weak. In fact, I prefer it over the newer horizontally ribbed design, although I don't really have specific reasons for that. But I'd say the indentations on the fount might be a little more troublesome to produce and might be costlier for the manufacturer.
