Recently I found this Hasag No. 53. Is there someone who can tell me more about this Hasag lantern. I guess it's running on gasoline, but I've never saw one like this before, and I coudn't find any information about it. All information very appreciated. Johan
It’s a kerosene lantern surely. Imagine how a cloud of warm, pressurised, gasoline fumes would escape and ignite if the air screw were inadvertently opened before closing the control valve.
That one looks as if it had been refitted to burn gasoline. It would be interesting whether it has a positive fuel shutoff at the handwheel like the gasoline Ditmar lanterns. However, I don't understand why it has the air bleeding screw on the filler cap, too.
@Johan Osinga Does the lamp have a shut-off valve ? I have an original Hasag price list from September 1934.A Hasag 53 is not included.On all Hasag lanterns is written : For kerosene and petrol.
As always: are all the parts original? The pre heater disc looks home made. The filler cap with screw may be a replacement. Besides gasoline it also may a alcohol (con)version. But then, you don't need a pre heater disc that size.
As far as I can see now, the lamp has no shut-off valve. All the parts look like original. The generator looks original too, but the pre-heater disc looks, like Wim said, home made. There's no cleaning needle inside the generator
Apparently not all gasoline-fueled lanterns would come with positive shut off valves. Air bleed valves can also be present. Looks like the Hasag No. 53 is one of them. The 'benzin' version of the Petromax 829 Bundeswehr is another. I guess the same goes for the Britelyt 'multifuel' ??
After a good cleaning the lantern is working now. The nickel plating was completely gone. There was no needle, so I have to made one myself. I used the needle of a coleman generator.
