Found this lantern at a Belgium market in a terrible condition so now its cleaned up but not markings so i have no idea what it is. Added three pics so maybe someone can help.
Thanks Christer, it looks the same but mine i buffed the green paint off the font as it was badly flaking and corroded. Will repaint in same color. Everything restored except cleaning needle is broken off. Pity the lables are missing Can anyone suggest a cleaning needle tip replacement supplier for hasag 351L?.
You could also look in the lamp reference gallery under MEWA if the fount and Cage is unmarked. Claus C
Certainly looks like a HASAG or MEWA 351. Most MEWA stuff has the East German quality mark on the cap nut and a black rubber stamp in the base. Mind you that stamp can be very faint. The HASAG versions tend to have the model number stamped in the base or on a plate riveted to the globe cage flange. Unmarked examples are rare and I suspect this is MEWA with the marks rubbed out. Nice example though. ::Neil::
I'd say Mewa, too. Please look at the top nut whether there's a stamping on it: should look like a triangle with a "1" inside. This is a quality mark for goods made in GDR. However, what strikes me is the pricker wheel which looks more like those on the Ditmars. The axle is the same diameter though. To get a new needle will be difficult, but one of the "Swiss Hasag's" may also fit, and they turn up sometimes. BR, Martin