My lantern had the control body looking like on this picture. Regards Matti [ATTACH]
A friend at a Swedish pressure lantern forum is fettling his brass Radius 119. He has run into a problem where as the valve house is in one part...
It's good looking
Here is the Anchor look-alike. I prefer the earlier version with german Optimus Suprax glass. [ATTACH]
Mine works very well, and is the identical version as Yours. As others have stated, one has to look after it or rust hits it.
Nice one, snygg lampa! I'm having a 119 without "Ltd" dismantled for cleaning, got it from a forum friend. The price was me fettling it.
My wife won't come out if I lit up the lamps, they smell she say. However I sneak one in when I'm barbecuing as a companion.
Here is a picture with the 1551 to the left and a 200 to the right. Notice the difference in brightness.
Thanks for the info Nils! The lantern is now disassembled for cleaning. I'll post som after pics later. Regards Matti Kucer
Hi all! Recently bought this Optimus 200 wich did not have a Optimus glass, instead it has a clear one with the text "Pyrex" on it Anyone...
Hi Pete! What a strong story of your and your wifes Lifes. Happy to hear You have a way to relax a bit with something that bring so much joy....
Yes it's true, but there are many variations out there. My chromed 200P has the cap with a screw on it. Also my brass 1200 has the screw on the...
As far as I can see, the fuel filler cap isn't missing, the cap has the safety valve Version of the cap. -See attached pic of my brass 200P....
I'm thinking that it might be possible to melt enamel powder. Requires much heat though.
[ATTACH] I'm now working on restoring a degraded Optimus 200. It now only lacks the top hat. The fuel cap just have to be replaced.
A very fine lineup You got there. My Optimus 1551 chinamus is also running very well and it's a bright one too. Regards from Sweden
How did it go? Was it successful? regards matti
Hi! I love these lanterns. I fettled a 1200 that I had som problems with (see separate post), and it was a Carburetor from a 200 that did the trick.
Thanks, I will come back with some photos
I received this Optimus 200 P brass version today. I have started to disassemble it already since I have a few days vacation left, so now the...
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