@Michel I get your point and everything is really interesting! Thanks for sharing your knowledge, obviously I know very little about French...
@Michel Yes, that's the story they told me. Not sure where the lamps where originally purchased, they were used for sure in Paris in the street...
@Michel Yes on the SAGIL manometers I can read kilogrammes that should be french, on the Providus ones chilogrammi in Italian. Nicola
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@Conny C Yes four is crazy, and unfired also crazier :) Well as @Michel says these are configured with aluminum as work lamps, so these tanks...
Oh two of the pressure gauge are branded Providus, I don’t remember the other two, I am not home now so I will check later. I know Providus was a...
[ATTACH] Hello, I have just acquired a lot of 4 Unic no 6 lamps (for what I know), 2 of them are unfired and complete with their original globes...
Hi, by looking with attention at the pictures of this lamp I have noticed a typical cleanliness of pump, filler cap, valves nuts and the brass...
@Jean J I think those prices are for a dozen :)
Hi @karli , I have recently acquired one Serrot stove based table lamp. Mine is missing the inner hood as well, but I don't see a 200cp inner...
Hello Christer, that’s great. Now the question is why this lamp is on a stamp in Poland? I remember that I saw this lamp in a photo from a lamps...
[ATTACH] Hello, this beautiful lamp has been represented on a postal stamp in Poland. The stamp is for sale in Spain for 1€ ;) Nicola
Hi, these are the needle size: kero 100cp: 0.12mm kero 200cp: 0.17mm kero 300cp: 0.20mm Nicola
Hello guys, now that the whole Italy has been declared as red zone we just need to stay home as much as possible. You can go out just for work, to...
Hi, no problem, the lamp is in my possession since that day so I will make new photos and update the post. Cheers, Nicola
Hi Neil, You are very welcome and thanks to you for keeping your beautiful book continuously updated with all these precious information. It’s a...
Hi, the Optimus 200 is old enough to share the same rod with solex 200 and petromax 821, the newer Optimus 1200 have different excentric block at...
Obviously the factory “Benz” was located in Milan, as well the company that registered its name and brand. Nicola
Hi Neil, The document says: “the Italian company” “Benz”, so Benz is the registered name for the factory that produces the stoves, kitchens,...
Oh ok, I didn’t notice that the collar was without the beading grooves, so my dating was wrong.
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