Jeff,Shinzo and Dean it's great that I caught your attention :thumbup: Switching from lighting to heating and vice versa is a bit fiddly because...
This is a Petromax 1500 from 1965 ( 0854 ) , used for heating , lighting and cooking . I had to buy the glass cylinder and the radiator separately...
@Tomas Vuto Yes , it turned out really beautiful :thumbup::thumbup: The reflecto,the carrying handle , the glass cylinder and the pressure gauge...
You can make a wire cage like that if you can't find any glass. It looks quite nice,too :lol: [ATTACH]
Yes,all Ditmar 501 lamps are kerosene lamps. At the same time,the almost identical Ditmar 503 was manufactured. This was a gasoline/petrol lamp.It...
I checked my collection.There are six Ditmar Maxim 501s. The backs all say "Maxim" The fronts look like this : April 1933 = nothing March 1935 = "...
@gkpllantern It's wonderful to see the care and attention to detail with which you restored the Petromax 835. My sincere respect...
To me , it looks like three 834s ( 200HK ) with extra-long chimneys of unknown origin .
@Fireexit1 You were right, many of the holes had burrs inside.The holes aren't crooked. The mantle with the two holes wasn't securely attached at...
The background is as follows : For some time now , Petromax has changed the size of their clay burners , and the material is also very brittle....
I bought two brass burners for 350/500cp lamps from South Korea. First, I'm testing them on a Petromax 829 ZB with a support bracket and a...
Made in Italy Height 33,5 cm Fuel : kerosene Nickel-plated brass including hood cap Fine Italien design, good workmanship Probably 200 cp Age...
@Johan Osinga Congratulations on this fantastic find.:thumbup::thumbup: That's a very interesting lamp. Thank you for the detailed presentation.
@Charlie321 Stop ! If you're unsure,stop ![ATTACH] I was just in the basement and found an old Petromax tank.I scraped off the nickel...
It could also be a light alloy washer. Aluminium .
@Piotrek and @Marc W. I spontaneously assembled the mast for two donutlamps years ago. I received three discarded galvanized pipes from an old...
Once you have removed all the washers,please reinsert the best one,but only one.Generally,you need to rotate the vaporizer seven times.Then the...
I see three lead washers [ATTACH]
@Charlie321 This is an anti-rotation device.It is Designer to prevent the inner case from being inserted upside down. According to my...
Thank's for sharing the beautiful pictures of your home . You could shine a powerful pressure lamp there. Regards Reinhard
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