Optimus did take over the brand SVEA in 1962, sold it again in 1964 and bought it back in 1969. Maybe they somewhere during or after that time had...
Thanks - will be exciting to see the new version when it appears. I actually did find the first edition at a sort of online book subscription...
I have been trying to find a copy of the book of all pressure lamps by Neil McRae, but I wasn't lucky. Anybody knows where to get one?
This is certainly not annoying - it is pure wisdom. :clap: But it helps to remember that the petrochemical science is not an exact one - so...
Well, actually not, Claus :) I am asking because it can mean a lot of things. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naphtha Ron Brown writes about...
Here they are: Tudorcourt Gas Appliances Ltd, referenced at http://blowlamp.co.uk/A%20to%20Z%20for%20website%20-%20final.htm So far I know...
It looks like the lamp was manufactured by TGA at Piccadilly 47/48 in London. The sticker says something more, but hidden under the "Marketed by...
That might be the case but petrol consists of lighter hydrocarbons than kerosene and they will gladly steam off at a lower temperature, no matter...
How do you define naphta?
If you do not need a lot of light then maybe LED lanterns would be worth considering? Coleman has many models, but in general there a lots of them...
Coleman fuel is simply petrol - I don't know about Aspen fuel. Filling petrol in the tank, no matter how many or few percent, would lead to all...
So AM still exists?! :shock: :D Well, it's a nice hobby. I regret today that my hobby as a child was to split the radios apart - desoldering...
13 radios? Will they all play the same at the same time - or with a delay, making an echo-effect?
Thanks a lot! These are very useful - and so is the whole DIGI.
Looks fine :) I am curious about the Tilley Carrigas - what is it? Can you tell more about it?
It appears to me that I recently saw a carbide-driven Tito Landi lamp or lantern somewhere in the internet. Now I cannot find it again and I am...
And a future, he thought, would be a nice thing to have, even for a hobby. Even for this kind of hobby - the hobby of the past. He looked around,...
I agree, Kerry, that should be the principle of any forum.
Very nice lamps - and good to see that the Optimus works :)
Thank you Claus!
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