10.000 cp !

Hi @ all

Which brand do you think produced the most powerful kerosene-powered pressure lamps ?

 

I don't know a brand name but the largest and most powerful pressurised paraffin (kerosene) I have seen lamp was in a lighthouse and it was huge.

 

For private use it might be Petromax, as they have made 2000 cp mantles.
But I'm not absolutely sure..
Tom

 

Thanks for your answers.I'm still waiting for the answers from the great experts.
I found an old lamp catalog that shows kerosene lamps with up to 10.000 cp .

 

That sounds like an interesting catalogue and some Tilley products had such a rating, the link below shows an article about those.

https://classicpressurelamps.com/threads/tilley-search-light-displays-1939-1940.20554

 

The unit of measurement “CP” (= Candle Power), similar to “HK” (= Hefnerkerzen), does not refer to the total luminous flux emitted by a light source (= lumen), but rather to the luminous intensity relative to a specific unit area. Therefore, a luminous intensity of several thousand CP (or HK) can easily be achieved by equipping the light source with a reflector.
For example, according to the data sheet, the SL20 searchlight from Tilley achieves a luminous intensity of 100,000 CP, even though it is “only” equipped with a 500 CP mantle.

 

Thanks,Jeff and Martin. I'm glad that a few,very few,are still showing interest.
I found a catalog from Petroflam (Italy) from 1953.
This catalog also includes several Tirrenia fishing lamps.I'll show you an initial image. If you find the lamps interesting, I'll show more page in the library with many fascinating details.

 

Those lamps are new to me and yes, I would like to see the rest of the catalogue.

 

Ok , Jeff,I'll do it.

The strongest of these Tirrenias,in my opinion,has 5 times 2.000 cp = 10.000 cp !
Without any mirrors.

 

I, too, look forward to seeing the catalogue.


Cheers

Tony

 

Very interesting Lamps @Reinhard , surely the biggest ones I've seen yet. I'd be interested to see the catalogue, too.

 

Looks as if there are five nozzles to clean ;-)
Good find.

 

This is interesting. I haven't yet found any pressurized kerosene, gas mantle lanterns with such high CP values.
I know Luxor made some 2000/2500cp mantles though.
The Tirrenia seem to be large hanging lamps. Never seen it.
Mod.900A has 4 'reticelle' (nets?)
Mod.900B has 5.
Would be interested in the catalogue too.

The mantled lamps mentioned in the following websites seem quite large. Not sure which were having the largest CPs.
I do not know if those would work with pressurized kerosene. I think they were gas-fueled. I believe the largest multiple-mantled ones would be at least several thousand CPs each:-

Incandescent & Superheated Burners, Mantles & Nozzles. – William Sugg & Co

Rochester & Littleton – William Sugg & Co

 

@MYN

Please look in the lamp reference library , there you will find a lot of information about the powerful Tirrenia's.

 

Thank you
@Reinhard
Unfortunately for me, the library is only opened to subscribers

 

@MYN, I feel exactly the same way as you do.

 

and I can understand, but and is a bit much.

This site is one of the best curated sites of its type, and has a huge depth of information.

A vast wealth of information is available to non-subscribers for free, and the owner and moderators serve the Members very well.

I don’t know what the running costs are, but they won’t be trivial by any means.

Having a very small subscription fee to offset the costs of the site is a good idea, using the Reference Library as the inducement is a fine by me.

Tony

 

I decided, I can afford this amount and it is worth it. I know what I spend for my site colag.de and that is a cheap provider and the cheapest hosting package they offer.

Lighthouse burners:
We discussed the matter years ago at one of the Coleman Conventions I went to.

Coleman used to produce tubular mantles sold in different dimensions and lenghts as reel goods (?) for the use in lighthouses.

If I remember correctly, the burners would be 5000 CP each and the keeper would cut off a certain length of the tubular fabric to form a new mantle when needed.

Erik

 

Mea Culpa, “Sorry!”
I completely agree with Tony and at the same time I share the sentiment expressed by MYN. I will probably continue to feel this way as long as I am not a subscriber. At the same time, I am always grateful, not only for the sheer endless knowledge I can read about here, but also for the tremendous help I received immediately after asking my questions and even without asking.

 

I believe I've missing a lot of info by not being a subscriber.
I would have become a subscriber a long time ago if only I had a PayPal account.