Hi all, Long time no see, but here I am again after having dug out an old timer gravity lamp from my restoration shed and the lamp is from the very first years of the 1900,s. This is a Louis Runge /Berlin gravity pressure hanging lamp from the first decade of the 1900,s. This lamp is gasoline fed with a ca 100 CP upright burner. Louis Runge has a couple of patents for this type of upright burner from 1896 to 1922. I think this one is not from the earliest patent but from the next; and with ornamental harp frame details (Art Deco/Art Noveau/Jugendstil) I will date this lamp as being from around 1905. A proper clean up was required for this lamp and it turned out well with just small adjustments; new asbestos seals for the fuel control key and new steel wire mesh for the burner. Fired up nicely and the result speaks for itself. This is my second Louis Runge gravity pressure hanging lamp. My first you can see here.......... 1905-1910 Louis Runge Lyra nr.337 gravity lamp /Conny Louis Runge patents 1896/1922........ Louis Runge burner use instructions (newest burner type 1922)..........
@Conny C What a beautiful lamp. You did a wonderful job restoring this old beauty. Thank you for sharing. Cheers, Norman
Great restoration and presentation, as usual Conny. I just wonder where you get all these unique lamp from? Bo
@Conny C A beautiful lamp and very informative post. Does this lamp run on a solvent such as automotive brake cleaner? And is the generator or fuel feed pipe filled with sand or is that for alcohol lamps? I ask this because I have an incomplete Louis runge burner I am preparing for a testfire and wish it to be a successful event. James
Hi James I just saw this ...... The Runge burners are gasoline fed. I use lawn mover fuel (like Aspen 4)! I think sand is used for alcohol pendant lamps (like Marla, Radius 107), for preventing backfire. /Conny
@Conny C Thank you for your reply, that eliminates any doubts that I had. Still got some some fettling to do but it's coming along. James
