"The only German available model at the moment" October 1949 On the occasion of the 25th company anniversary 1924-1949,Franz Zimmermann had this brochure printed. Print date August 1949. Shown is a Standard 2422.This Standard 2422,which Zimmermann sold as Z 2422 is almost identical to the Petromax 850. Franz Zimmermann was a respected dealer of pressure lamps and other equipement before and after World War 2.His company was completely destroyed within a few minutes on February 27,1945. Franz Zimmermann would never have lied to his valued costumers.Therefore,I consider the text in his brochure to be absolutely credible.
The lantern reminds me of the Hungarian lantern I own, the name of which escapes me right now. It was made in the same (I believe) town where they make that delicious Hungarian paprika!
You mean the Hoda'cs Szeged from Szeged/Hungary. I think the working principle of the pressure lanterns has forced the manufacturers to use a similar design. The design reminds of the Asian pagoda shape.Maybe that's why pressure lanterns are so popular in Asia. But actually I presented the brochure here to show the passionate collectors that this was the first German pressure lamp that was available in West Germany after the war.It was the year 1949 .And as you can see this is not a Petromax 2827 or any other German pressure lamp.
