Continental 761

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  1. Marc W.

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    Hello everyone,
    I managed to acquire this Continental 761 in parts from a fellow collector, and after some restoration work, I was able to bring it back to life a few days ago. The tank had to be repainted, and a few missing parts (screws and burner) had to be fabricated.

    Initially, I wanted to run the lamp with kerosene. However, since it didn’t perform well and there were flame flashbacks behind the flame screen, I started to think that the "B" on the nozzle might not be a coincidence and could indicate that this is the gasoline version of the lamp. After switching the fuel to white gas, the lamp now works perfectly. In the pictures, a 2000 mantle is installed, which is fully illuminated.

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  2. JEFF JOHNSON

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    Well fettled!:thumbup::clap::clap::thumbup:
     
  3. Mr cod

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    Very nice restoration and great to see such a wonderful lamp brought back to life.
     
  4. Marc W.

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    Thank you guys! :content:
     
  5. Piotrek

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    Impressive lamp!
    ...and workshop :shock:
     
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