This is an unusual version of the Handi KeroPet that I have been trying to place for some time. With the help of the information from Albert, I feel confident that I know where it came in the row of variations and approximately the time. What is interesting is that it does not have a hole in the hood for a stud and nut at the top. Instead the stud is removed from the burner and a bracket attached to the inside of the hood to fit over the mixing tube. This means that all that is holding the hood on is the handle. So far I have only heard of one other like this, so they couldn't have made many of them. As for dating, this is all based on the burner and tripod. The attachment for the tripod to the base plate uses small round adaptors that are held onto the base plate by nuts. This is the first type of attachment anf came before the flange type with two screws. The flame spreader is the type with a metal screen which is the third type of flame spreader. The rod acting as the third leg has the pin which acts as a locating pin for the hood. All these points put this lantern at the start of the 1950s. Finally some photos. The lantern hasn't been done up so it is still a bit rough, but all the details are visible.
Very nice lamp the Handi Kero/Pet. And this one of yours Nils ia a beautiful original example. I know a guy in QLD that was a part owner in Handi, and he as some stunning examples of NOS units never been out of the box.
The construction with that extremely curved mixing tube make the mantle holder very close to the vapouriser. Perhaps that's a good thing, but I would think it would make the mantle touch the vaporiser even after shrinked and burned. Or do you have to use mantles that aren't so bulbous, e.g. Peerless or Coleman?
I kind of thought the same thing. This lantern did give me a bit of trouble getting to run right. It ended up having nothing to do with mantles but at first I had an Austramax mantle on it and it was very close to the generator. It seems to push itself away from the generator. It wasn't crooked when I put it on. The final mantle that I used on it was a Coleman 999 Silk-Lite (350CP thorium) and it is a reasonable distance away, and due to it's tubular design puts out a tremendous light. Dan
I normally use the standard round mantles and about 50% end up touching the generator. This doesn't seem to give any problems except you have to keep an eye on it for it breaking. Just thinking about it, this might be the cause of a problem I've had with a couple of Handis. For some reason they pulse. I have not been able to find any logical reason for this in the parts but maybe it is because of the mantle. The generator could be getting too hot and taking too long to let the fresh kero up. Does this sound plausible at all?
Hi Nils, The pulsing was exactly the problem that I eluded to above. I did not want to hijack this thread so I've added a post [url=http://0flo.com/index.php?threads/8628 detailing the problem and what I did to fix it. I'd been meaning to add this for a while, and your comment nudged me to do it. Dan
@Tony Press Yes it does. It is vertical on the part the support rod screws into. I can't make out the number from the photo but it is quite likely the 20360/45 patent.
Nils Great! Thanks. It is the 1945 patent, but given its patent number (not its application) as 124248/45. Cheers Tony @Nils Stephenson