Optimus 200P table lamp.

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  1. Darryl Durdin

    Darryl Durdin Australia Subscriber

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    Hi fellas, I came across this Optimus 200P table lamp. This is on the tank. Some things are obviously not right as I checked out the reference gallery. Although they do look similar but different numbers. Wonderingly do I have a Frankie?
    Someone has gone to great lengths to adapt the Coleman bulged globe fit.
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    any thoughts, I plan on restoring back to the original straight sided lamp appearance
     
  2. Nils Stephenson

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    Well that is unusual. Someone was very keen to have a bulge globe fitted. As standard it would have been the straight posts and straight sided glass (just like a normal 200P lantern). The hood looks a bit big too, but that could be the angle of the photo.

    Even though the tank is stamped 200P, the official model number is either 209 or 210, depending on what sort of shade was fitted.
     
  3. Darryl Durdin

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    Hi @Nils thank you for the information. I plan on getting it back to a straight sided globe and frame. He holes where the posts use to be are now 4.5mm, I used a drill for size . No sure how they are originally fixed , I’ll be checking out my other Optimus lanterns, I think it will explain enough to be able to fix. Thank you
     
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    Great find Darryl - I dream of finding such things [-o<
     
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    A splendid restoration project!:thumbup:
     

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