Petromax 868 A

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  1. Reinhard

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    The biggest moment in the life of a Petromax collector in Germany.
    Petromax 868 A (The holy grail)

    Regards Reinhard IMG_20190405_170322.jpg IMG_20190405_170423.jpg IMG_20190405_170504.jpg IMG_20190405_170701.jpg IMG_20190405_170701.jpg IMG_20190405_170914.jpg IMG_20190405_171122.jpg IMG_20190405_171427.jpg IMG_20190405_171502.jpg IMG_20190405_171528.jpg IMG_20190405_171544.jpg IMG_20190405_171832.jpg IMG_20190405_171856.jpg IMG_20190405_172058.jpg IMG_20190405_172155.jpg IMG_20190405_172251.jpg IMG_20190405_172237.jpg IMG_20190405_172237.jpg IMG_20190405_172320.jpg IMG_20190405_172409.jpg
     

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    Reinhard

    Excellent!

    Congratulations and thanks for the photos.

    Your neighbours must get a good view of the light in operation.

    Cheers

    Tony

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  3. george

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    Lovely! Beautiful condition, too! What a find!:D/
     
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    Hi reinhard,

    Fantastic lamp :clap:

    Regards,
    Titoo.
     
    Titoo, Apr 5, 2019
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  5. phaedrus42

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    Wonderful, Reinhard! What are the dimensions, mass and light output ?

    Did you need to do a lot of restoration on it?
     
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    Fantastic looking Lantern!

    Congrats!
     
    Harder Sorensen, Apr 5, 2019
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    It's in good condition and operating beautifully.
    Congratulations Reinhard
     
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    Impressive!:thumbup:
     
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    Looks good !
     
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    What a superb looking lamp! Well done!
     
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    Wow :shock: that’s awesome I can see how this can start to get addictive lol impressive!!!!!!!
     
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  12. Reinhard

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    Thank you very much for your congratulations and your interest in the Petromax 868 A.
    Two parts of the lamp were missing :
    The mixing tube screw and a knurled screw for the tank attachment.
    I was not satisfied last night.
    The 868 would have to be brighter. In addition, the mantle glowed yellowish. You can not see in the photos.
    Today I have again dismantled the Petromax 868 A and made the mixing tube screw shorter and daintier.
    I hope it will get better
    On the occasion , I took a few pictures.

    Does anyone know when the first and last year of production of the Petromax 868 A was ?

    Regards Reinhard

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    The processing of the mixing tube paddle brought the desired success.
    I think now she really has 800 HK !
    And the sound is absolutely impressive.

    Regards Reinhard

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    Hello Reinhard,
    In the next weeks I still have to make some screws, there will be one for you.
     
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    Great, Leo thank you in advance :thumbup:

    Regards Reinhard
     
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    Its indeed an impressive lamp @Reinhard .
    Must be quite a lot of work to fettle that.
     
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    WOW, what a lamp, very nice, super jealous!
     
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  20. Reinhard

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    Looks good :lol::thumbup:
     
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    Indeed well done.
     
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    Hi.
    Is this lantern much bigger than a Px835?
    Juan
     
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  23. Reinhard

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    @Juan
    The body has the same circumference.The pressure vessel,reflector and globe are larger.
    Reinhard
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    I am not sure about the "holy grail" that would be at the moment the Petromax 816 wall lamp.
     
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    I'm looking for 12 knights who also own a Petromax 868A.

    Best regards
     
    Reinhard, May 19, 2022
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