As with the first photo, the shade is most likely not from Primus. If you look in the gallery at the other 1015 lamps with glass shades, you will...
Nice finds, again. Personally I like the two Kayens. Speckled hoods and both with the shade. The last one is an Australian made Aladdin. It is a...
Nice lamp. What year is it from? If all the parts are original, I would guess it is from the late production that was made in 1947. I have only...
It looks to be working well. You are correct there. The old numbering is used in a catalogue from 1972 but the new numbering is used in 1974....
That logo could have been pre WW2 as well. Was it 1933 that the 3rd Reich came into being? The only thing possibly pointing to wartime...
It has the E & G logo on the lighting door knob, so maybe a rebadged Petromax.
It's quite likely that the Optimus parts are from a later production. The Primus version existed up until at least 1976 (last catalogue entry I...
If it is the seal between the fitting on the tank and the lower vapouriser tube, then it is lead.
Yes, definitely Danish civil defence.
Yes, the J tube is the same for the 1080 and 1081 (part number 6415). This can be seen in the catalogue from 1945 (among others) in the reference...
With 300 on the tank we can narrow it down to a fairly short period. Most parts are correct for the last variation of the 300 but the wheel and...
1939 is the same date as the catalogue I have seen. Actually it was just a few pages from a catalogue. There was also an incomplete listing of a...
Very nice find. It's in good condition and getting all the rest is a big bonus. What's written on the tank. It depends on whether it says 300 or...
Very nice to see. I have seen it mentioned in a catalogue, but this is the first I have ever seen. I have to admit I am jealous.
It will probably need a new filler cap washer. The first job is getting the NRV sorted though. Once that is done you can try a dunk test and check...
I've never understood why, but that flat area is the way all original Primus jets are. Not the smartest idea, but with the correct cleaning rod,...
If my calculations are correct, a 0.5 thou increase in diameter will give about 11% increase in area and theoretically the same increase in light....
@Kuman Just go to Biltema and buy a couple of tubes for casting concrete pillars, cut to length and make your own top and bottom. They work well.
So far, all the advertising I have seen for Optimus lamps of that era are nickel plated. Over the years it has been popular to have polished brass...
I have checked the catalogues I have and the jets for the 1092 and 1094 have different part numbers, so I would say that they are 350cp for the...
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