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The cleaning needle is operated by the lever seen in several of onafest's images. Hope to see images of the lamp disassembled further. On...
Very interesting lamp, with obvious similarities to the Auer lamp in my collection. My lamp does not possess the second valve that yours does....
These are acetylene burner tips for miners carbide lamps. They appear to be the type made by Justrite in the USA
As podbros said, I find it advantageous to operate an amber globe lantern or two at my table and cooking place while running a clear globe lantern...
paul m hooked me up with a guy in Thailand several years ago and I got a pair of real German 250 CP Petromax Preston loop vaporizers to retrofit...
Not quite so old, but amazing skills>> Hand Made Vacuum Tubes by Claude Paillard - YouTube
I've got a Mark V heliograph you could borrow.
The images of early Coleman milspecs here on this site seem to show discs that say "mantles". Here's one that does>> Coleman Mil-Spec 1944 |...
1945?? Far as I know SMP>> State Metal Products made no Mil-spec lanterns until 1979-1980 Have to wait until tomorrow to look at any of my...
What's the story on the plated PL53 type hoods??
I've seen lanterns marked WPA, but never WPM. Perhaps W.R.M. is an owners initials??
Nulite match lighting lantern generator. American made brand.
g Common petromax style generator: [ATTACH]
Has it got a straight (gasoline) vaporizer in it??? I retrofitted my Day Lite with a Preston loop genny.
I use watchmakers tweezers.
Near 40 years ago I had tea from a large jeweled solid silver samovar that had been gifted to my host by the late Shah of Iran. Sadly, no pictures.
Has it got a hex bolt, or a screw in its filler lid?? U.S., or Canadian production??? It's got most characteristics of a 242K, for sure.
Clip from a 164H Tilley "Happy' mantle.
Ya, the Germans looked good to many Ukranians after how they had been worked over by Stalin. Yes, other uncomfortable truths need to be mentioned.
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