identification please

@Michel , that is what I think too.
Looking here we see that in the 1931 catalogue the preston loop was already angled.
Dating would be between the patent of the horizontal preston loop and the patent of the angled one. Or patents about the vaporizers itself. One piece, two piece.

 

Preston’s 1908 Patent:

https://classicpressurelamps.com/th...ent-application-australia-no-12-363-08.11502/

Preston’s 1910 Patent:

https://classicpressurelamps.com/th...ent-application-australia-no-18-707-10.11504/


I have a Kerona that has a Preston loop that is not quite horizontal, but not as elliptical as the later Preston loops.

Tony

 

I have treated the bottom of the fount with epoxy resin
the lamp is cleaned and was reassembled
Unfortunately I have 2 leaks,

 

Hello Michel, more fettling then or will it be a shelf Queen?

 

I did not say my last word, I will try a weld and if it does not work, it will remain the resin

 

@Michel
If the leaky part is at the steel bottom plate, it might be too corroded to be welded. An electric arc, be it MIG, TIG, etc could easily burn or melt a hole through the thin steel.
It might be safer being brazed or soldered.

 

I almost think I would make this a shelf queen. It's just too old and fragile to damage it anymore then it's already damaged!
Boy, I can't imagine finding a Px this old! The oldest one in my collection is November 1936! And I thought that was old!
A very nice gentleman in Holland sold me the lantern a number of years ago.

 

The flat Preston loop is shown in the E&G catalogues up to 1926.
In 1927 catalogues for the types 821, 824, R826 the tilted/angled/elliptical Preston loop is shown. A first E&G patent also showing something similar to a tilted Preston loop is DE-513988 from 1927.
Ditmar has always used flat preston loops in their kerosene/paraffin lanterns, except the ribbed "universal" vaporizer in the Maxim 505/506.

 

@Martin K.
Hi Martin, I searched for such a old E&G catalogues (before 1926) on the site but no success
Have you one ?

 

Hello @Michel ,
the catalogues I mentioned I have got from a fellow collector (Jörg Wekenmann). So I won't disclose them without his permission. Perhaps you can get in contact with him directly. If you don't know how please PM me.
Regards, Martin

 

hi all
I start repairing this lamp again
the welding of the filler cap was not very complicated but unfortunately the central tube did not like the heat and fell into the tank !! ??
no other solution than to open the belly of the beast
but we cannot remove the bottom because the edges are curved on the bottom plate
the only solution is to make a hole with an electric saw so as to have access to the parts and the welds
Then we had to put a piece of brass down to close the wound
there she is
now I have to do a resin treatment inside because the steel bottom is rusty

 

Hey.
I have a Maxim with this sliding door, so maybe ???
Tom

 

what do you mean ? @Tom Pedersen

 

@Tom Pedersen

What do you mean?

Tony

 

Hi Tom!

It would be great if you could show some pics of your lantern and also it's sliding door?

 

@Michel @Tony Press

I think @Tom Pedersen is refering to this feature

 

Thanks, Henry.

Cheers

Tony

 

@Henry Plews @ @Tony Press @Michel
Hey.
Yes you are absolutely right Henry
It's the same lamp.
Tom

 

Ok, sorry but I sometimes have some problem understanding english....and writing also
Yes it should be great to see the Tom's lamp

 

@Michel
Thanks for your reply.
I also have problems with English.
I'm an older man and use Google Translate.
The lamp is with my daughter and I will try to take a photo the next time I visit her.
We're a bit paralyzed at the moment in Denmark because of Covid 19, so I do not know when it will be.
Regards Tom

 

We are also a bit paralized

 

Yeeessss
Here is the old lady running since an hour
the nickel plating is a little worn but not so bad for an 20's lamp

 

Well done on all your hard work, now it lives again!

 

Lovely find, lovely find!!! I should be that lucky!

 

Well done, Your persistence has paid off.
She looks to be running well.
Cheers
Pete
@Michel

 

Congratulations Michel

 

thank you guys
yes she works like a teenage girl