Gentlemen, thank you, very useful.
Mike, Point taken. It could be the rarest lantern of its type, but unless people are interested in it and appreciate it then it will slip by.
Mike, I must agree the Bialaddin 300X you show is lovely but is not of interest to every "Brit". Just because a collector hails from the UK...
Nice work. Good looking lanterns.
Tom, I tend to use Coleman mantles for Coleman. For Petromax and Optimus I use Luxor mantles, they come in various CP ratings and give a nice...
Nice job Levi, two beutiful lanterns and both running a treat. Good to see you back in style!
Nice way to end the week, top lighting!
My vote sits with the 242C on the far left. Lovely looking lantern. Fine collection of 242 and 249's you have there. They are all top lantern's.
Nice bonfire crew! Looks a cracking evening in front of the fire.
I have a soft spot for these, not so common and I've had to do some learning to get to know them. The first one (on the right in the photo) was...
They do seem to be quite the thing these days! :lol:
Spot on, enjoying your ever varying light show.
Larry, thank you for such a detailed post. It is very helpful.
Nice job, great lantern. A Dutch ex-army veritas is certainly on my wish list. Its great you light them in rotation, your are correct, it is the...
Thank you @george most informative and makes perfect sense. I'll keep it with the unmarked glass from American Mantles, although modern glass, it...
@george I suspect that clumsy soldiers back in the day and the passage of time could be contributing factors to a lack of original glass. I'd...
Akron 132-S-42 produced for the US Military, with box. This lantern has been in storage for many years and looks not to be unlit. It came...
@Fireexit1 They look very good, and pleased to see them working as they should. Pride here is not beer induced, good effort in seeing the fettle...
Perfect.
@BigStevie you have my sympathy with the unscheduled flight, had a similar experience this week as well. A tad frustrating........ Nice lantern BTW
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