This Summit 266C was a lucky eBay find and has taken some fettling. I suspect this was once nickel plated but there wasn’t much left by the time I got to it. Debated replating it but my recent Peebee restoration, a very similar lamp with perfect plating, swayed me to leaving this brassy. The generator was solid asbestos and carbon and needed drilling clear. @Mackburner method of asbestos string wound around a thin brass rod has worked well for the refurb. The fuel system on this lamp was definitely the most complicated I’ve ever done. Not particularly in terms of operation but unless I missed something obvious the generator, burner and cleaning lever required an element of assembly simultaneously with the frame, before eventually nipping the frame nut at the end. Love the engraved ID plate over the frame nut. A little fiddly getting the cleaning wire lever rod positioned correctly so it didn’t catch on the chimney but cleared the jet. Been burning well for over an hour now.
@Tony Press - It’s this entry from @Mackburner 2012 that led me to the 266C classification. Are we considering this information outdated now?
@Scott D I’m no expert on Summit: I’ve never seen one, but the latest addition of Neil’s CPL says that: 266 (A) “As Nulite ‘Storm King’ lantern… … 266 (C) “…kerosene lantern in Petromax style… .” I think Neil will have to adjudicate on his old post and the content of the PLC. The the use of the letters as designations is Neil’s construction and not used by Summit. Cheers Tony
It is kinda confusing when a brand uses the same number for different types and makes of product. I don't remember what lamp that refered to was but this lantern is 266A. 266C is a Petromax marked as Summit and this is the Nulite type with the small tank so has to be the "A" version. ::Neil::
Thanks Neil. What’s in a name I suppose, but I like to know! Is it possible to amend this article title?
