Yea, this was a lucky find indeed. Not even a single a crack in the collar! Bjørn
I recently aquired a radius 118 from a online marketplace. As usual the listing had poor quality pictures taken in poor lightning, and so I...
I recently came across a 1947 coleman col-max 222. As far as I can tell most parts are original, but the globe is a bit "strange". I have done...
@WimVe usually it has a newer "user" globe, but I had to mount the original for the photoshoot ;) When I got the lamp it was coated in a ugly...
My favourite lamp. Rusted and worn, but bright and quiet. [ATTACH]
@Reinhard Yes, the numbers are pretty faint. I zoomed in a bit here to make them more visible: [ATTACH] The numbers on my 828 stand out very...
Ah, got the pics mixed up. It is 7 7, so july 1937? The lamp from the post above is going to be another thread ;) [ATTACH]
I took another look at the bottom of the fount and numbers appeared :content: I read them as 11 6. So november 1936? [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Thank you all for the helpful comments and feedback, I appreciate it a lot. I finetuned the gap between the jet and j-tube and gave the...
The distance between the jet and mixing tube is correct according to my petromax-tool. I will try to adjust it until it gets just right O:). Does...
Yea, i guess its not shining as bright as it should. (But the picture is "lying" somewhat). I left the original jet, wich has number "3" stamped...
Update! After some time spent tracking down parts and a bit of fettling, this 826 was brougt back to life. A few soaks in a citric acid bath, a...
Thank you all for the helpful replys :thumbup: I will do a complete teardown and cleaning. I dont have access to a ultrasonic cleaner, but i...
I finally decided to have a go at refurbishing this petromax 826. Im a pressurelamp-noob, so maybe you guys can give me some guidance :) It has...
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