Your IP or IP range possibly was blocked by anti-spam-services. Doesn't mean you did anything wrong but a few out of several 10000 which use the...
You got a O-Ring-type pump which was a standard part of newly (Chinese-made) Petromax lanterns. Some of them do actually work, most will not do...
Hi Emiel, these are the remains of fuel (gasoline) left in the tank for a couple of decades. It looks like a hard plastic coating and does not...
Wim, any inscription on the tube holding the mantle? I will take some dimensions on a lamp I have. Could be a match! Erik
Thanks for the ping, Wim. No, no detailed instruction sheet in my papers for that one. (got eaten by ants??) But you find a lot of details on my...
Congratulations, this is a rare beast. I now know of three of these specific lanterns. It is based on the early two burner type 1015. Not a real...
Deppenapostroph. Apostrophe - Wikipedia Erik
In German there is a definition which is (in short): The lamp is the device which produces the light (and that device only). It can be placed in...
The old boxes had a felt padding. The newer ones just had rectangles of some kind of very soft rubber fitted to the lid. Erik
Wim, typo: 100HK Erik
Does it have the kero to 230V~ converter ? If not, you will have to remove some of the Art Deco / Art Nouveau iron parts and put in some...
I read some infos on this a while ago. Can't remember if it was here or at the CCF. A few days later it popped up at ebay for a ridiculous price....
I once came across a look-like Kosmos ( round wick) burner. But it had a mount for a mantle support. So I searched through some old papers and...
Prague is well worth a visit. Make sure not to have a car, you do not need one. Within the city you are unable to reach your destination (small,...
Burners were available in a variety of shapes and sizes. The size was given in Litres (at least in Germany). A 7-Litre-burner for example will...
Jeremy, Some forum software will monitor access and abusive access to the forum. If someone who uses the same IP range as you do tries to spam a...
Just ask Fred Kuntz (fredkuntz at adelphia dot net) he makes washers in different sizes for the Coleman lanterns. Or get some nitrile rubber or...
I have a few carbide lamps but I am not an expert on them. Judging by the make (use of a hex nut etc) and design I would guess this as a 1980ish...
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