I brought this lamp to use as spares for another lamp, but after a quick inspection apart from having numerous small dents it seemed to be a low hours lamp. With it being the less common 350cp version I decided it had to much light left to give and would make a great workshop lamp. The control wheel and filler cap washer were missing, the air release screw was just an ordinary screw and the generator was loose. As it arrived through the post with half a tank of fuel it didn't take long to rinse tank out. The nickel plated parts had a quick wash in hot cider vinegar solution. I swiped the control wheel and pressure release screw from the lamp I was going to build. The rapid heater is blocked so I fitted a meths dish until I get round to unblocking it. I used a frosted glass from a primus gas lamp that did not fit any currently available gas cartridges. Although it was a quick and easy fettle you can't beat that feeling when a lamp pops back into life. James.
Nice save. I'd reckon that Aida would be made in the 1950s, likely the later years. Perhaps most of the 350cp ones had been exported to the far east or other Asian countries. Probably less common in Europe.
