This Petromax 828 was manufactured in 1971,not 1961. Her are three features that were not present in 1961. The one-way valve also did not exist in...
Many components are similar to these of the larger Hodac's Szeged . To me,it's clearly Hungarian.
I can't say much about the signs; I don't know where they were made or on whose behalf. But I can see that the Petromax Rapid 828/829 models...
I didn't know that . Great post, , @Jörg Wekenmann :thumbup::thumbup: It's a real privilege to have such a knowledgeable historian in the forum.
No,I don't have a Bakelite Aladdin.You have a very exclusive collection.Is the Famos twice as bright as an Aladdin ?
[ATTACH] Look what I found !
A cozy evening in the soft glow of two Aladdin lamps 1931 and 1932 [ATTACH]
It's a matter of honor.You don't abhanden a sick Petromax.
@Gabriel Abe Welcome in the forum :thumbup: The complete pump,including the pump cover , is not from Petromax. Parts from current production...
Yes , that's what I thought. Serious errors , untruths and inaccuracies are often cemented in literature. That could be case here too. Perhaps...
@JEFF JOHNSON The manufacturing period for the last two burners mentioned does not seem logical for me. Logically,it would make sense to me that...
Thanks a lot,Jeff,that was very helpful :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: Is the brass burner from 1931 perhaps the oldest Super Aladdin burner ever ?...
Thank you ,Jeff,but these pages are not helpful.
Hello fellow collectors.I own four Super Aladdin lamps , and each one has a different wick adjustment wheel. Can anyone accurately date these four...
This is a lamp cobbled together from several different lamps. The tank was manufactured in Altena,West Germany , between 1950 and 1953. The fram...
No,that's not how it happened.I posted the picture with the lit lantern first .Then I remembered I also had a photo of the little Solex 252...
Thank you for your attention @JEFF JOHNSON ,@ROBBO55 and @Titoo :thumbup: I don't know why the fram and not the the lantern is displays in the...
A truly beautiful and high-quality lantern :thumbup: I don't own one myself, but looking carefully at the pictures, I can imagine they were the...
I also own two Petromax No.100 stoves. They are from 1959 and 1963. On these,the filling screw is knurled. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Solex 252 100 cp The frame and the hood are made of iron. The reddish tank ( copper ? ) originally had a very thin silver color . The pump is on...
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