It is quite normal for a new mantle to take some time (~30 min) to settle in. If the light is blinding, then it is working correctly. :)
Basically it is 'just' nickel plating. The matt finish is created by how the brass is finished before plating. If you have nice shiny brass, then...
The mantle on the 1020 looks ok to me. Maybe not enough pressure when forming, but not too bad. The mantle you mention is the right one for a...
Hi Henrik and welcome to the forum. Both your lamps should be able to work well. They obviously need looking at as there is obviously something...
No idea about the model number, but I like the Handi pricker lever. :)
Unfortunately all my Australian lamps are back home in Oz, so I can't check things out. From memory it is slightly better but still quite rusty....
When you see them together, it is obvious how the brown hood has a different style to the perforated collar part. Definitely an interesting find.
Very interesting to see them together. If all the parts are original to the lanterns then the green one is from somewhere around 1950 plus minus...
Do you know if this hood is original to this lantern? I have a similar hood, but it came as just the hood. I can probably find a similar vintage...
Very nice find Håvard. As you say, there can't be many like this around. Can we get some more photos of the lamp please.
Well done Marko, that is a great find. Any chance of a photo of the burner and a close up of the label? I'd like to get an idea of when the lamp...
Great work and it all looks good. Well done. The alcohol cup should not be under the mantle, it is the vapouriser that needs to heated.
To start with, there isn't any washer or packing between the excenter assembly and the lower vapouriser. It is just a metal to metal seal. Now...
You've had some good advice with some of the parts, but I will sum up your list. 1. Pump valve or NRV. The one you have could probably be...
You can see what yours would have looked like here. Yes the lamp should be dismantled to a certain extent and cleaned. Cleaning would be best...
Just a comment to the last two of your 'complaints'. :) The very first 930 did have an adjustable J-tube. As a way of cutting costs, the...
The pump knob and cap are threaded so the knob can be screwed down. When this is done, the tip of the pump rod closes the hole in the top of the...
With just 200 on the side of the tank, it would be from the middle to late 1940s and is mostly correct for the model. You can see examples of this...
What I meant was, does it say 200 or 200P on the side of the tank. I can't see it clearly from the photo above.
This looks like a late 1940s or early 1950s Optimus 200 or 200P. It looks like it has had the nickel plating removed. The last version of the 200...
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