Hi fellas this is my Austramax 200 I aquired a little while ago. It was in pretty good shape and condition. The only real issue was the oscillator the nib had broken or worn off. I replaced it with another from an old Austramax. It cleaned up well with soapy water and cotton cloth. As received picture restored condition, I used a red Austramax globe. I thought it looked smart. I dismantled the lamp once I identified issues. Layer it all out, I has the original generator the pricker wire was intact, It was full of mud nests. Wash and blown out, Enjoyed by all lanterneers
Great find, @Darryl Durdin! The few Austramax 200s that have shown up give a good picture of early evolution of the Austramax line. Can you confirm that the tank on yours is slightly squatter than the later 2/300 tanks? Also, could you please post a photo of the filler cap side on? I think we can clearly say now: 1. The Austramax 200 was this first Austramax. It had the small-rimmed vent, and the squatter tank (compared to the 2/300). Some other components were variable (filler cap; glass). Some of these may turn up with the “Austramax 200” tag missing from the collar. [Why it was called “200” is a mystery as the burner is essentially a copy of the Coleman 249]. 2. As far as we know at this time, there was no Austramax 1/300. Production went straight to the Austramax 2/300, then to the 3/300, both of which had a number of variations. Cheers Tony
@Tony Press , hi Tony, the 200 is more squat than an original 2/300, mine has a Tbar filler cap, it has the alloy meths bowl not the pressed one. It has the original vaporiser, jet and pricker needle and rod.
That is a very nice example and great to see. As Tony mentions, it does tend to confirm the assumption that the 200 is the model name of the first Austramax (the one we assumed was the 1/300). With the condition of this lamp, I would expect all parts to be original. That means that the filler cap should be original and a new one to me (on an Austramax). It does look familiar though but I can't place it. I wonder if there was an Australian stove manufacturer with something similar in the 1940s.
