What a beautiful thing!
The recent storm - Amy I believe it's called - has hit the west coast and power is out all over the place. Still, it's a chance to bring out the...
Still, it's a nice lantern!
Nice!
Lovely old war dept lamp! I've not seen one of those before!
What could be more romantic... four candles and a beautiful old lamp! Wonderful! Oooh, just noticed the old paraffin road lamp at the back! I...
When you say powder coated caps, do you mean the topmost enamel part of the hood? Yours looks in ok condition but you can find replacements on...
To be honest, this sort of occurrence is why I don't mess with Coleman fuel devices much anymore! That same problem, messy but otherwise benign on...
I also looked for fire resistant material for pressure lamp shades but couldn't be sure exactly how fireproof they really were!
Cool, more data incoming! BTW, I'd sort of planned on creating a similar spreadsheet for lantern thread patterns, separated by manufacturer but...
BA was a very popular imperial thread type back in the day. I'd offer to do some research into the exact thread but last time I tried something...
Hi, nothing's been added for a while but it certainly can! New data is always welcome... now all I've got to do is find that spreadsheet! You can...
I've checked my Coleman 169k and it says 9 - 35 under the logo... so that makes it Sept 1935 I guess. [ATTACH] I'm going to have to bite the...
As for the vaporiser, I'd heat it and gently bend it into shape wearing tough leather gloves. As it's not that bad you could even try it without heat.
Oh, and if you remove the rust from the hood it's possible to 'black' it in an oven. Heat it to a good temperature and dunk it in some oil. Then...
See your DMs for some potential spares.
Here's my 169k Notice the square section of the burner. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Regardless of the exact authenticity, it's a beautiful looking lamp! With a glass shade that'll look stunning! If you end up with a kero or CF...
I must say, having done the same type of faded paint job, it's not straightforward at all! I made 3 wooden masking panels so the graded fades were...
I can't help with the model number but I restored one almost identical to yours. Mine was in a dreadful state when I got it and it's still tot...
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