Fama 500 broken glass shade- help pls

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  1. Michael Kinsella United Kingdom

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    Hi all newbie here , i have just started polishing a vintage lamp and in the cleaning process i dropped the glass shade is it possible to get a replacement?
    many thanks for any responses
     
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    Welcome aboard!:thumbup:
    Photographs of the lamp will help us to assist you.
     
  3. Michael Kinsella United Kingdom

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    thanks here it is 20230308_131651.jpg
     
  4. Michael Kinsella United Kingdom

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    just sent it Jeff
     
  5. Erwin Germany

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    Michael, it looks like a "standard" size 500CP lantern.
    Have a look at the enclosed screenshots.
    You can probably buy them in th UK as well.
    Good luck.
     

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    thanks Erwin the glass measures 110mm high and 110m diameter, i cant read german so which globe would it likely be please?? many thanks
     
  7. Michael Kinsella United Kingdom

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    Sorry its 115 high and 110 diameter
     
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  9. Michael Kinsella United Kingdom

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    Thank you very much Chris i have emailed them and hoping for a reply soon.
     
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    I will add it over the weekend! Always good to have new data.
     
  11. Michael Kinsella United Kingdom

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    Its actually a Fama 350
     
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    Yours is interesting - do you think that the fuel cap/pressure release is original to the lantern ? Other versions here with that logo have the more "petromax" type pressure guage/screw
    Fama
     
  13. Henry Plews

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    I notice Michael's lantern is alcohol preheat only, perhaps the combined fuelcap/pressure gauge was only standard on the model fitted with a rapid preheater.

    @Michael Kinsella
    Is there a model number stamped on the tank or on a label on the collar ?
     
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    These lanterns were also available as Hipolito and Geniol.The Hipolito and FAMA were certainly manufactured over a longer period of time and went through several modifications.The Geniol was probably only available for a short time ,it only changed once on the cap,marked and unmarked.
    The production of these lanterns probably ended around 1974/75 when the production of the new Hipolito H-302/502,LANTERNE D-306/506,Petromax 828/829 started.The new Geniol 350/500cp probably only came onto the market in 1977 at least I haven't seen an older one.I gleaned all of these insights from my collection.
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  15. Michael Kinsella United Kingdom

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    only thing on it is 350 stamped on the tank
     
  16. Michael Kinsella United Kingdom

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    Thanks to your help and Assorted wicks and Chimneys my lamp is now cleaned and repaired .
    20230321_153007.jpg 20230321_153007.jpg 20230321_152944.jpg
     
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    And will we see it working later on ? :lol: - don't forget to take some nice photos of it and put it in the reference gallery here: Portugal
     
  18. Michael Kinsella United Kingdom

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    i was going to sell it at Clitheroe auction but my wife likes it so i think it will be an ornament
     
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    That looks very nice and glad you are keeping it :thumbup:
     
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