This is really very sad news. My thoughts are with him and, above all, I wish his family a lot of hope at this sad time. I'll light a lantern for him.
Hello @Reinhard , the 71 / 71A or 71L are the 500 HK types, whereas the 51 / 51A or 51L are rated 300 HK. I own a 71A, which has no difference to...
Here's a catalogue picture from 1936 showing the models 51L and 71L: [ATTACH] The picture does not match 100% with the example presented here by...
I would agree to that. The oldest one I have is 03 2 (February 1932). It has no lid, a slotted screw, convex pump knob, and a smaller but thicker...
Hello @Reinhard, congratulations to your new little lantern. I have never seen a 581 with a zinc plated steel tank and that batch attached to the...
Hello @Camp numao , Congratulations to your new acquisition! Josef Heisler in Vienna seems to have marked all of the lanterns he sold in that way....
These lanterns were coated with a transparent lacquer so that the brass retains its shine. However, this lacquer is not very durable and can be...
That's not a matter of skills, but only of force. You could also try to use a vice. But press carefully and check the results with a tapered...
From the fit of the inner chimney and the protrusion of the jet everything looks right, so I don't think it's sucking in combustion gases or the...
The jet definitely doesn't seem to be pointing straight up. That could be a problem. You could also try carefully smoothing the edge of the mixing...
And I see that its vaporizer has the fin inwards as described in the patent, and as shown in the 1953 document: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Below are 2...
...just read further through the documents. They even mention all the same technical details, e. g. the bottom valve of the vaporizer (even for...
Hi @Adolfo , I found a document from 1951 which lists Aida 1250, 1350, and 1500, and another document from 1953 which lists 1250N, 1350N, and...
In my collection I have found an 826 which also has the Fanal batch. This lantern has a vaporizer without the fin too. Unfortunately, the...
That isn't necessarily the case. However, thin vaporizers are easier to preheat, especially with simply a match or the preheater torch which can...
@Adolfo You can find the patent from 1953-04-13 Wim mentioned online here under this link. Just klick on "Original document" in the menu at the...
Hello @Camp numao Unfortunately I have not seen any information on the 523 yet. But according to some of its features I assume that it is meant...
Your questions are already answered above: Regarding the dimensions just read the first post: The outer diameter is not that important, just...
ČEPE is mentioned in Neil's PLC. The lantern is a labelled AIDA 214, possibly from/for Czechoslovakia. Unfortunately most of the parts are not...
It's most likely an Autobianchi Primula, manufactured from 1964 to 1970. Nice car! Nice lantern also, BTW!
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