Rare Petromax, difficult repair , successfully handled :thumbup::thumbup:
@Camp numao Yes,that sort of thing is usually used for cellar windows or rat traps. A medium-sized moth thought it was pretty cool, too .Yet,...
For me , this clearly means ; 35th week of 1980, manufactured by Hipolito in Portugal . Can you show a pic please ?
What is the 4-digit number ? It could have been manufactured in West-Germany ( Altena ) or in Portugal ( Torres Vedras ). Yes , in Portugal,...
@chopperjohn and all All Petromax lanterns with a six-digit number on the tank were manufactured in Asia.In 2000,F.Heinze ( Geniol ) moved...
Thank you @Conny C I think the dated patent drawings prove that all Focus lanterns equipp3d with a blow torch preheater must bear the model...
Model designations for lanterns from the Spanish brand FOCUS . When did the "Focus 01" become the ,Focus 08" ? Or were all polished brass Focus...
Focus lantern,nickel-plated; many components look more modern than on my older Focus lantern.The fuel tank has many tiny holes , poor quality,...
An older , smaller Focus donut lamp without a model designation. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Testing Focus pressure lamps [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
A pair from Focus 06 in the garden [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Another Focus Night [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I always go about it this way : drain the fuel, overhaul the pump,remove the upper sheet-metal parts , pump it slightly ,submerge it in a bucket...
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This copper tank with a bottom connection belongs to a Petromax 534.
@A.Ashes Your pressure lamp does not have a rapid preheater.It cannot be a Butterfly 828; it must be einher the Model 826 or 832. @Loe The...
This Petromax is structurally original,but it has damage that needs to be inspected.The pressure vessel and the J-tube have been patches, and...
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[ATTACH] This is a Petromax Rapid from 1961 [ATTACH] [ATTACH][ATTACH] [ATTACH][ATTACH] [ATTACH] And this is a Petromax Rapid from 1971. Please...
@Nuttapon and other Petromax collectors The Petromax Rapid models 827,828 and 829 from 1961 differ in six features from these from these...
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