Here is my Optimus 1200. I found it on a local market 4 years ago with the price of 50 EUR . The only problem was completely damaged regulator wheel and I still can't get original one from Optimus. That's why I put from Petromax. I suppose that it's from 60s, but I'm not sure because there is no any labels regarding the year of production.
Interesting to see another of the 'unusual' 1200 lantern. These turn up every now and again and one guess is that they are from an order supplied to the Swedish military. What makes them unusual is that the 1200 should have a quick starter and this one does not. Not even a blanked off fitting for one. It does have the 1200 positive shut off valve, so it is not just a wrong stamped 200P. It is believed that these are from the early 1970s. I can see that Fogas has the correct wheel for these in stock.
Yes it’s not the most common lantern but not rare. Also see this link regarding the lantern in question Optimus 1200 Regards Matti
Cheers! I edited my post while you were typing, so you may have missed the direct link to the page with the control wheels since that was the link I was inserting afterwards: Vred & Rattdelar - Gasol- och fotogenprodukter
You are lucky to score this one. Not too of them many around. Don't worry too much on the wrong pricker wheel. You can always replace it once the correct one is found. I guess the other original parts are in place.
Regular Aluminum Oxide polish? Autosol, just to mention some. A general tip is to just simply Google a thing or word you don't recognize...
@Carlson I did do exactly as you suggested - of course; and in English. As this is the Reference Gallery I won’t list the suggested links, but at least the first page did not have Aluminium Oxide, or anything near it. Tony
Dear all, Yes, it's ultrafine aluminum oxide. This type is specially designated for cleaning of metal parts of masspectrometry instruments. It's very effective in combination with some surfactant.
