Hi all, Here is my latest and last (at least for a while) French heater restoration. This is another (although unmarked) "Gaz Blue Petrole"...
Hi Kerry! Could it be the burner back cover that is missing on your blowtorch? Seems to be attached to the tank with 3 screws. /Conny [ATTACH]
Hi Gerard, Good luck with your restoration! The Lilor 1931 is really a nice lamp. It was also my first restoration and experience of a pressure...
Good catch Michel :thumbup: ! The bottom part with the tank and handle looks exactly like the one of my Succes 156 heater. That tank doesn't´t...
Hi all, This is the Nr.1 "Gaz Blue Petrole" kerosene heater made probably in the 20/30,s by the Parisian establishment of Pinchard...
Hi Bo, All I can say is W O W :thumbup: , I´m more or less stunned by the look of that lamp. I have no idea of what it is, but it´s for sure one...
Hi Michel! A nice find :thumbup: and the 101 burner looks almost identical to the burner on my "101 bis" hollow wire lamp...
Hi Mike , It looks like some sort of alcohol burner. The "X" thing looks like the pre heater pumps that was used for alcohol wick fed alcohol...
Thanks guys and Jean - yes the French knew how to make a stylish lamp back then! /Conny
Hi all, Here is the second made radiant heater with a parabolic disc that was made by Lilor during the 20,s. This kerosene fuelled heater was...
Hi, Here are a bunch of different sizes of "upright gas mantles". As you can see - the Aladdin (similar to what you can buy today) and Tito Landi...
Hi Bo, This lamp came out good, nice job Bo. It looks very nice and I prefer this lamp without the fabric shade. I have a 1935 in pieces with a...
Congratulation to an unbelievable fantastic find :thumbup: ! This is the "Autolux" lamp that came in several sizes from 250 up to 1000CP. By the...
Thanks Jeff! /Conny
Hi all, This is the mid 30´s Akron 150 vase lamp made for Montgomery & Ward/Chicago. The lamp is equipped with the "infamous" Instant-Glo...
Hi Juan, I believe the "Denayrouzine" concept is associated with the French inventor Louis Denayrouze as he from at least 1895 to 1908 issued a...
Claus - The HS Gral No.1 uses a wick for transporting the fuel to the burner and in that way it is not a gravity lamp as the Wiktorin, but still...
Al, Nice find! This is a very rare burner and it seems to be the Bec Prefere No. 2. I have a similar burner the "Bec Prefere No.1" and from what...
Michel - First I grinded the parts with sandpaper of different granulation and also with a special kind of soft rubbery sandpaper. Then I use...
Hi Claus, It was rather common to use asbestos fabric for better alcohol pre heating performance. Several Lux lamps used that and I´ve seen it...
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