Hi all, Here is my example of the French company "Sociéte Intens" table lamp "Tanit" ( Tanit is the telegraph code word for this lamp). This is the second Intens Tanit lamp I know of and the other is shown here earlier of Michel Binard. This lamp is shown in the two Intens catalogue we know of, from 1926 and 1928,. I think my lamp is the earliest version from 1926, as the legs on the lamp tank is kind of simple (as on most stove tanks) and in the catalogues has been developed to stylized claw feet 1926 and in the 1928 paper, round ball feet. This is a kerosene 200 CP lamp and the burner uses a Preston coiled generator. As I understand it Jacob Hirschhorn (Aida) own the Preston patent from 1924 and the Preston burner was used only be their own produced Aida lanterns and lamps until 1928. So this will probably be one of the very earliest table lamp with the Preston generator, outside the Aida production in 1926. It makes you wonder if Hirschhorn was the maker of the lamps or parts, otherwise the Intens company made the Preston burner licensed from Hirschhorn. In the Intens catalogues there are several rebadged Aida lamps and other German lamp/stove products that also makes you wonder if they were a retailing company. There is however one unique Interns lantern, so Intens was probably both a retailer and maker (maybe also by license). The Intens company (Societe Intens) is a bit tricky to research. It seems there has been at least two Societe Intens during the first decade of the 1900,s. In 1910 there is reference of a "Societe Intens", with an alcohol gravity lamp and a 1910 patent from the director of that company, Emile Joseph Siot. Then in 1919 a "Societe Intens (Lumiere, chaleur et force)" is constituted for "Installations of electrical devices", and last in 1923 is the forming of the "Societe Intens" (Lumiere, Chaleur, Force) we know of with Duriez et Lassarat in head of that company. Paul Duriez has a couple of stove patents 1926 to 1933, but also a patent for a wire guard to a parabolic heater 1926, seen in the "Etna" parabolic heater in their Intens catalogues. Back to my Intens table lamp .... It came electrified with two drilled holes; one in bottom of the tank and one in the fuel tube just before the burner joint, and without a shade. I managed to plug the holes with threaded brass rod plugs and additional soldering. I was lucky to find an original opal Schott & Gen "Autosit" shade, also with that original pattern on that opal shade. A new cleaning needle was needed and a good clean up. Run a bit rich with probably an enlarged jet orifice, but good enough for me to close that restoration. /Conny Intens 1926 catalogue .... Intens Tanit together with Intens sibling "Etna" parabolic heater ............ Resto drilled holes .............
Hi Conny, I had seen this lamp go by, but now I know where it is! That's fine, the repair would probably be above what I know how to do. Once again, thanks to you, this is an extremely rare lamp restored to working condition. Thank you for that, Conny, even if from time to time you can leave one or two with your friends!!
