@Terry Crow Thanks for that. That is the parts list for the final variation of the 930 (ca. 1980s) which I don't have. All parts lists prior to...
@Terry Crow Just back from holidays and catching up on the forum. I have never heard of an aluminium washer on an Optimus 930. The parts lists I...
With the one piece vapouriser and access to the cleaning needle from the bottom, it is early 1930s. Possible 1931 or 1932.
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That's a very interesting find. An early example as seen by the vapouriser. The big question of course is why the tank is stamped 252. In this...
That's a nice find and it would be interesting to know how it ended up in Kenya. Use a blow torch on wire mesh from the generator. That will burn...
It looks correct to me for a late 1930s or early 1940s variant. The top is possibly not sitting all the way down, but it is the correct top. The...
That looks like a good workhorse. It looks like there aren't any air tubes. Is that correct? I would have expected that to affect the air/fuel...
It is actually a 14A but it is quite common to find them with a tank stamped 12A. My example is stamped 12A. I'm on the lookout for one that is...
@Buggerlugs Say early 1970s. That can't be far off. :)
Finally I've had time to look into this a bit. Unfortunately I'm not closer to a better guess. This lantern is from a period where several changes...
I'm away from home at the moment, so don't have access to my records. I'll get back to you in a couple of days. From memory, I would say mid to...
A nice find with an interesting history. As you guessed, the top has been replaced and also the pump. Probably from something Asian. As for...
Nice find Ulf and the retailers plate is a nice added feature. It must be from quite early in 1929 as the stops for the cleaning wheel are...
I fit a lead washer here as they are much easier to replace and it shouldn't get hot enough to melt at that point.
I use an old bicycle brake cable to clean the spiral of the vapouriser. It's not easy to get it started in the spiral but once there it can be...
Just for info, there is a fitting with the pick up tube screwed and soldered into the tank. The assembly block is then screwed onto this fitting....
That is very well presented with nice detail pictures. A very nice piece. It is interesting to note that one I have which matches the 1972 ad...
@ROBBO55 Thanks for that Martin. Looks like I'll have to look into this a bit more. Dating the changes in the 60s and 70s is not easy.
What evidence do you have for this? There is a lot of the later dating that is missing proof (or at least I am).
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