@MYN In my opinion these steel tanks were painted with some reddish anti-rust paint inside.
Hi, That should help: Every lamp is a different adventure :lol: Your lamp seems to be in excellent visual condition and does not require...
Thank you Guys. @MYN There was no visible date code. Most likely there was painted/stamped date on the tank bottom, but these number often...
Thank you @Camp numao - I am not an expert and most likely others may know better. As far as I know Petromax 827B were definitely used by...
Dears, I am pretty glad to finish fettling and be able to post that Petromax 2821. Someone “prepared” that lamp for sell by spray painting it all...
Pretty lamp. A true classic. Congratulations :clap: all the best, Piotrek
Thank you @Camp numao for all info. I asked about the tank bottom material just because that picture of your lamp gave me an impression that...
Pretty, cute and rare lamp - congratulations @Camp numao :clap: Is the tank bottom made of steel or brass? Number from the tank bottom "03 32" -...
@Martin K. There are not many. I am just good at finding them :content: and British Army stove no. 12 is not a cheap one... Friend of mine that...
Thanks @Camp numao The full new Petromax inner casing was ordered and it is on the way to me. From Japan :shock: @Martin K. - thank you for...
and now You have a problem [-X Let's do this: Try to find missing parts in Belgium. Maybe you will be lucky and/or some kind collector from your...
Dears, So finally that lamp is fettled and in working condition. I did not have to swap it for nice old Wartburg as requested by my friend at the...
@Thillo All lamps mentioned by me are almost the same and parts will fit from one to another. Quality between German and Swedish manufacturers...
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Hi @Thillo Yes this is some younger Petromax. How old? There are numbers on the tank bottom that other can decipher for you. I am not a...
Very handsome lamp and in great condition. Thanks for posting it and congratulations @leo :clap: You may post some pics of disassembled...
@WimVe Mixing tube is to long so there is plenty of options to play with the air gap. It should work just fine. Fortunatelly there was one inner...
Dear @Martin K. Thank you very much for all helpful info. You are unfortunatelly right about the difference between 583 vs 581 inner casings. 583...
Hi @podbros Lamp is nice but missing inner casing that I will have to get from my other Ditmars (worse condition and more popular model). I like...
@Jörg Wekenmann - it is so obvious that I somehow did not register it :content: @tom van thienen - I agree with your opinion regarding value of...
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