I have had a good bit of luck lately on the local internet flea market. Found another nice old lamp and it arrived at my place yesterday. This...
"Something for the weekend, sir?" As the barber slides a pack of mantles across the counter :lol:
Haha yes, the drawing didn't quite get published as intended.
_________ ___ |__________________ ___| _________ The leather cup/bucket should be inserted this way into the pump tube.
A bit embarrassed to suggest this, but is the pump bucket the right way round?
Start right from the beginning. Empty tank, remove cock, place thumb over hole and pump up. If you get pressure here you know your pick-up is not...
A nice black enamel top. I have a bunch of these with nickel plated tops. Great lamp, not too big, not too small, my favourite Optimus. Original...
Have a look at Petromax Petroleum-Starklichtlampen Ersatzteile They have all sorts of Petromax parts. I have bought glass and prickers there before
Here is some exhaust cement on a bowlfire. Still was leaking as you can imagine. A new seal and it is right as rain. [ATTACH]
Looks like they would make great bottle openers.
My Mum lives in Victoria Point. Next time I visit I might come looking for mud-crabs. :lol:
Freddy Frinton get's me everytime:^o :lol::lol:
So another exciting lamp hunt in Estonia. There have been loads of 1930s Optimus and Radius lately on the local auction sites. I have far too...
Looks great. I have 2 of these, both with big cracks on the bottom. Think I will try @ColinG epoxy lining tip. Don't really like the shelf...
Oh another mariner! I work with a lot of Orcadians, most likely we have plenty of mutual friends. Welcome to the forum. There was another guy on...
www.hytta.de have a range of all sorts of sizes. I have bought replacement glass for all the Swedish makes from them. Well packed and good price....
What I did was put the lamp in the kitchen sink. Squirted on some Harpic scrubbed a bit with the washing up brush and then rinsed off. All the...
Best to just buy a a couple of sheets of Viton varying thicknesses, a few hole punches and then a ton of mantles. You won't have one lantern for...
Looks great Jean.
I got a nice Optimus 258. Will get some pics up when sober enough to handle the original glass:^o
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