1910-20 Russia "Meteor"

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  1. AlPLe Russian Federation

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    Here is another Theodore Kreingel "Meteor" from Russia from the early 20th century.
    It has a jet with about a 0.35 mm hole, so it does not work with kerosene, but runs on ethanol.

    I made a holder for a standard Anchor glass.
    I made a mixing system and mantle holder using two ceramic mixers from Anchor. The Northstar mantle fits in it.
    I made an adapter for the quick-release coupler of a modern compressor.
    I also made a pressure gauge scale, because the original is missing. I could not attach an SVG directly, so I attached a GIF.
    Kreingel pressure gauge scale.gif

    Now the lantern works relatively stably.
    Admittedly, it looks sloppy and doesn't burn quite properly. Nevertheless, as far as I know, this is the most successful operation of a Kreingel lamp in recent history.

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  2. AlPLe Russian Federation

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    By the way, here is my "Meteor" near the fully opened "Coleman Northstar", to compare brightness.
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    What an interesting style! :mrgreen::thumbup:

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  4. AlPLe Russian Federation

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    By the way, there is the mark "Привилегiя 1461-17817" ("Privilege 1461-17817") on the lantern bottom.
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