Red Star(HUNSA)

This lantern.
Trade names in ancient times called Red Star (Hunsa).
Brightness would be 300 candlepower
Made in Germany. Year of production was unclear.
May have more information from many people in this

Thank you.

 

I can read Hansa on the knob. Does it mean red star in German?

 

Looking at the burner cowls and control knob positions it could almost be a blanchard type copy?

pete

 

Hello juan and pete sav.

I'm guessing that the lamp is from Germany.
Ever sold in siam(Thailand) because the documents (many years).
Ratanamala imported by the document attached.

What's more history, please suggest. I am ready to listen.

Reverential
Thank you.

 

Here are the link of
Red Star hanging lantern
of Thai Collectors.

---> link

 

Hello! col_sun

Thank you very much.

Reverential
Superman

 

Hasag made lamps like this which look very much in the Blanchard style. The only way to tell them apart is to look at the burners. I would like to see a shot of this lamp with the cowls removed so we can see the burner unit inside. That should tell us Hasag or Blanchard. ::Neil::

 

Hello Mackburner

I attached several photos for more details of this lamp.
I think that burner is very similar to Blanchard.

Reverential
Thank you.

 

Think its very very similar to a blanchard burner from the pictures superman very intresting. Couple of pictures of blanchard to compare here
Heavyweight Donut

cheers pete

 

Hi pete sav

Parts of the lamp is missing the needle cup L. Alcohol and nozzle.
Otherwise the samples will be compared with Blanchard.

Thank you very much.

 

Another Hansa Lamp
of a Thai Collector.

 

Other two in Thailand.

 

Yes no question that is certainly a Blanchard burner. So an English lamp not German. ::Neil::

 

The Ratanamala catalogue wrote description
for this lamp in Chinese as Germany Lamp.
Were there any factory made this Blanchard clone?

 

Not that I am aware of. Mind you it is possible that some German factory bought in the burners and added their own tanks before exporting them. Oh how I wish for a time machine. ::Neil::

 

History should be searching and searching.
The more research found more clues.
Is something to be passionate.

Thank you very much.

 

Just to confuse this even more is a image from some old Primus paperwork that mick has found now this looks blanchard again
Apparentely the paperwork was showing what the opposition was selling at the time not sure of a date.
I am wondering if this is blanchard is it a pre 1908 version without the pricker rack mecho?



cheers pete

 

Still need to find answers to. What really is.

Thank you very much.

 

It is a Blanchard burner. But as to weather it was made in England or is a copy made in the far east is the question. Your second photo 7041 seems to show another tube next to the vaporizer tube, but it's not clear to see it. A photo showing more of the burner would be helpful.
Jim

 

Another advert from mick this is a german company selling lamps in very much a blanchard type design



cheers pete

 

This is Blanchard burner.
Hunsa very similar to Blanchard.

but there is a difference.
No stamp, and number of manufacture.