@JEFF JOHNSON Nicely summarised Jeff. Very helpful. John
Well spotted! More obvious when removed. [ATTACH] Cleaned up and reinstalled. [ATTACH] A half-hour into a light-up, the definite yellow...
I regret not getting a photo/video of the red-hot J-tube, which was eye-catching and almost as bright as the mantle itself (reduced in brightness...
On THIS Optimus 300, manufactured in the mid-1930’s. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] On the third or fourth firing the light output reduced and the J-tube...
Hello @Nuttapon Plenty of information reading through the entries in the Stove Reference Gallery HERE. Extract from a 1950’s catalogue....
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@Nils Stephenson Thank you!
1940’s I guess but Nils @Nils Stephenson could throw more light (no pun intended) on the dating. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Your posts on...
@pete sav Thanks for presenting that Pete, a lovely thing. John
Lovely thing, beautifully restored and presented. John
@Wayland has surely set the bar high for this one. [ATTACH] John
@X246A Well said Jeremy and thanks for your kind comments about me, which go for you too. Not so, the items you brought were exemplary with the...
Sadly, Jean, there have been so many to mourn there weren’t enough glasses to fuel the toasts, but they are remembered for sure and were spoken of...
Back from Newark. Great folk, great time. I don’t know if anyone noticed, but I packed a 6kg Calor Gas propane cylinder this year, not to power a...
@hamid1 So sorry to hear of your accident, Hamid, and that the consequences rule out your attendance. I wish you a full and speedy recovery. For...
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‘Lifting off’ of flames from a burner has been, for me, a result of fuel starvation where the vapourised fuel and air mixture has become too lean...
@Tony Press Any discernible enhanced output from that reflector would you say, Tony? Your photo of the glass reminds me it’s the same component...
@pete sav Well done Pete. If stove or lamp has a tank-fuelled pre-heater, I’m always happy to use it, for the spectacle/sound if nothing else...
Thanks @Buckaroo and Nils.
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