this is my first lamp and i absolutely love it. any ideas of an age on this? there is no date stamp to be found anywhere.
Hello and welcome aboard! Col-Max lanterns were made in 3 sizes, the 222 was rated at 200cp., the 333 was rated at 300cp., and the 555 was rated at 500cp.. So your lantern is a puzzle, because the pricker control knob is marked Col-Max 350cp.. Someone has fitted a Primus meths cup to it and you need to find a cowl for the top of the hood. Neil may have some more information, Jeff.
These lamps are hard to date but with the bright red colour of the control This one is probably Hong Kong and a later production. Jeff is right they were supposed to be 300cp but maybe those clever guys in HK upped the power and this is a late 333 so probably therefore around 1960. ::Neil::
