You shall have alcohol in it, yes. Alcohol which is used for preheating the lamp via the clever pump and little tubing up to the cup. I don't have...
That is a built-in reservoir for pre-heating alcohol (spiritus behälter, as you can see on that lid). It also has a pump that makes it easy to...
bp4willi, if you followed the link I posted, you would have seen what it should look like. It's not a nozzle as in the later lamps, but an entire...
Age, somewhere around 1910, give or take. What you mainly miss to get it going, is the flame spreader/burner. You can see what it should look like...
Cheers Tony:thumbup:
Title amended to correct date of manufacturing. Text in post left as it was in order to give the following discussion some context.
Looks just like an olderPrimus LPG lantern (Propane). Or another brand. I guess many looked similar.
It's still March, right? Of course it will snow now and then! It will be the same for April. Spring weather and sun one day, but two inches of...
No, that won't help. :lol: I will merge posts in to just one if pics are posted one and one. Better to actually participate "for real" in our...
And another observation... is this really a restoration? Isn't a restoration to put something in original condition and appearence? I would rather...
Ah! 'Da Voar'! That's another word you kept from us Scandinavians on your islands. Spring is called 'Vår' ('å' is not pronounced as 'a', but...
Yes, a heat shield for a stove based heater. Most likely part no. 1716 for an Optimus, e.g. 710, as seen in this snippet from a catalogue (year...
Indeed. GB572703 is a totally different patent. I assume this decal is a replication where someone has mistaken a bit worn out text from an...
I'm also sure you will get it running! There's not many lanterns that are so simple and easy to work with as the 1020. The check valve you...
The idea with the felt under the water container is to prevent condensation of the moist atmosphere in the carbide container to form on the colder...
Year added in title.
Excellent! Yes, carbide lamps do work decent enough compared to really old battery lamps. The anti-condensation pad on carbide lamps was often...
Hello Richard. It is better that you contact Ross directly with a personal message, but now when you already have it posted in the public, I will...
Great stuff. You will get it going in no time! I posted the instructions for these a while ago, but unfortunately only in Swedish. Seen here....
Cheers, PB!
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