Light Bringer
Photos
These are some photos from the lanterns and other things that we have collected.
Pressure Lanterns
Radius 119 is the name of this lantern, and this is the condition we found it in. This lantern had also been converted into electric, and that way some parts have been destroyed. Hopefully we will have it restored sometimes. It was made by Radius Ab in Sweden. Unfortunately spareparts are very hard to get to this one. Here is a copy of the users manual for this lantern radius119txte.pdf and here is a link to the schematic view of the same: radius119pice.pdf .
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Our first Coleman lantern, model 220J. Manufactured in 1979. It is doublemantled but because of the "yellowish" globe it isn't too bright. Uses "Coleman fuel".
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Wick Lamps and Aladdins
Anyone out there who knows what this is? We got it from a gentleman that had found it in his old summerhouse. On the wick control knob is a picture of a star with 5 edges. The burner is of brass, but of poor quality. The green glass bowl is in perfect condition though, without any marks at all on it. Our guess is that this one is from about 1950. We don't think it is much older, as there are threads on the glasspart, and we somewhere read, that then they are not very old. It is 26 cm high all together without the glasschimney.
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Here is a Bismarck lamp with a Kosmos brenner. This one is a really good looking lamp even if the shade is not original. The shade is swedish handmade and the original shade is a little higher than this one. You can find a picture of how the original shade should look like on the KeroLamps page (linked from the Link page).
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This is an Augusta 15''' matador type wick lamp. Found in Jakobstad on "gammaldags torg" ("oldtime fair" an annual happening at the market place here in the beginning of July). The hanging device was missing so we had to make one ourselves. Our father helped us with the design.
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A Genie Aladdin with 23 burner. This lamp I got from the states, and it is in wonderful condition. Have borrowed a glass and a mantle from another lamp at this moment. Will try to make a parchment shade for it someday I think, as the light is very bright.
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This Bialaddin Bowl fire I found on a carboot sale in June 2010. After checking everything and some new fuel it started right away. It gives out a lot of heat. A guard is missing though.
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