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This Optimus Model 100
lantern
was made by Aktiebolaget
Optimus in Sweden.
It is in Bo Ryman's collection.
This kerosene model is
100 cp
and holds 0.75 pint of
fuel.
Similar to the Model 100
above, this 100N
was made in the 1950's,
near the end of pressure lamp manufacturing in Sweden,
according to Bo Ryman.
This lamp, in Darcy VanTiger's
collection,
has a modified handle and
a bracket was added by
a previous owner, perhaps for wall mounting.

After an initial design of Model 200 that was only made in 1930,
Optimus modified the design as you see above,
which was produced from 1931 to about 1935.
This version, in Frederik Tivemark's collection,
can be identified by the filler cap and generator type.
The ventilator cap is held in place by bracket on this early version.
A mica globe was optional in this period; this one is a reproduction.

The Model 200P Optimus
on the left was owned by the Swedish Civil Defense, as signified by the
yellow stamp.
Many were sold to the public
in 2000 when the Army reduced its inventory at surplus stores.
This military version of
the model lacks a pressure gauge and air bleed screw.
The version on the right,
Model 200G (but marked 200P on the fount) in Frederik Tivemark's collection,
was made circa 1973 based
on printed material in the box and includes a manometer.
This kerosene model is
200/300 cp and holds 1.25 pts of fuel.
Optimus Model 1200 is similar
to Model 200 above
but includes a rapid preheater
that is controlled by a valve wheel.
Frederik Tivemark, whose
collection this is in,
dates this version to the
late 1940's - early 1950's.
The pump and pressure gauge
are on the opposite side of the fount
and not visible in this
image.
The only markings on this
lantern are Petro Delux, Made in Germany, 350CP.
The lantern is preheated
with alcohol and is kerosene fueled.
Erik Leger found that the
parts of this lantern, which is in his collection,
are similar to a comparable
model Petromax,
as well as to lanterns
made by Petro-Pintsch (below) of Germany,
and Providus, of Italy.
This 300 cp kerosene lantern
in the petromax style
is stamped Petro-Pintsch
(Julius Pintsch AktienGesellschaft), Germany
on the fount and similarly
etched on the globe.
This unfired lantern is
in Christian Leopoldt's collection.
The Powerlight Co., Winnipeg,
Canada, made this Match-O-Lite brand lantern circa 1920.
The fount and, I believe,
valve stem assembly
were made for Powerlight
by Nagel-Chase Mfg., Chicago.
The burner was patented
by Powerlight.
The once chrome plated
steel frame base plate/collar and ventilator have been painted.
The globe is a reproduction
from Fred Kuntz.
The Indo International
Division of Prabhat Udyog Limited, Mumbai, India
manufactures several "petromax
style" lantern models under the Prabhat Brand.
This Model 425, in Doron
Papo's collection, is a 300 cp kerosene model.
This lantern has a red
plastic sleeve on the bail,
a feature that is found
on some of the other models from India.

The Radius brand was manufactured
by Aktiebolaget Radius, Stockholm, Sweden.
Radius Model 102 (left),
seen running in this image, is a 200cp kerosene model
that is preheated with
alcohol.
Model 103 (right), in Frederik
Tivemark's collection, is a 300cp kerosene model.
The alcohol cups includes
a visible stem to direct part of the flame to the mantle for lighting the
kerosene.
The windows to the left
in the fount shows the fuel level;
it utilizes a cork on the
end of a pivoting wire.
The Radius 108 lantern
(left) is a little taller than the similar Optimus 930 model (right).
Neil McRae dates his 108
lantern to the 1950's or 60's.
Both are 300 cp kerosene
models.
The Optimus is fitted with
an optional glass handle,
which, with a shade, would
be used in the home as a lamp.
Radius Model 115, in Dan
MacPherson's collection,
includes a preheater torch
and came in 300 and 500cp versions.
and is correspondingly
built with a higher collar than the Model 119 below.
The pump has a bail to
hold the pump handle down.
This model appears in a
1939 catalog and another of this model
came in a box with a 1942
date stamp.


This Radius Model 116 is also stamped Statsbanene = Norwegian State Railways.
The lantern, in Harald Hogseth's collection,
has a REVOLTO torch preheater mounted on the filler cap (right)
as well as an alcohol cup for preheating.
The tip cleaning lever (right) is marked Öppen (open) and Stängd (closed).
This model is kerosene fueled and is rated at 300 cp.

Radius 119 is a 300 cp
kerosene model
that was made in Sweden
by Aktiebolaget Radius Stockholm.
Neil McRae, who owns the
lantern on the left, speculates that all the Swedish companies
must have licensed the
burner parts from the German consortium
of Hugo Schneider, Hirschorn,
Erich and Graetz, and Standard Licht
as these four companies
jointly patented the helical coil generator around 1927.
The military version on
the right has a cook top surface.

The Rinnai Corp. in Japan
made this lantern in the mid 1960's
as Western Field brand,
Model EKW 9516A for Montgomery Wards (left)
and as Model 60-9516 with
a green fount and red porcelain ventilator.
The pump handle has two
parts at the end
that must be separated
to lock it down,
as explained on a decal
on the back of the fount.
The lantern on the right
is in Thomas Kivler's collection.

Phoebus lantern models,
# 611, left, and #615, right,
were manufactured by Metalwarenfabrik
Josef Rosenthal in Vienna, Austria.
These lantern models have
gold painted steel founts,
green enameled ventilators,
and their original metal carrying cases.
Henry Plews owns the #611,
which is a 200 cp? gasoline model;
Neil McRae owns the # 615,
a gasoline/kerosene model.


Phoebus Model 621 is a gasoline fueled, 200 cp lantern (Neil McRae).
The red valve wheel (left) is only for the tip cleaner,
while the black valve wheel (right, opposite side)
is for instant lighting and running the lantern.
Phoebus Model 631 has a
bail that has been modified with a long loop
that engages a post on
the ventilator so that it can hang at an angle.
This feature minimizes
the blockage of light on a subject.
This lantern is in Henry
Plews's collection.
Phoebus Model 635, in Doron
Papo's collection,
is a 300cp kerosene fueled
lantern model.
Neil McRae notes this one
is unusual
in having a Bakelite knob
and brass finish.
Neil also owns this Model
665 Phoebus lantern,
a 500 cp kerosene model,
which is seen in operation
in this image.
To replace the gasket on
the filler cap
he had to unsolder the
filler cap from the pump tube
and resolder it after replacing
the gasket!
This lantern is identified
on the fount bottom: Louis Runge - Berlin.
Anton Kaim directed me
to German Patent 400248
that was issued on December
15, 1923 for this model.
The lantern is made of
nearly all brass parts and includes a tip cleaner;
the original generator
is gone but has been replaced with a Coleman R55.
The mica globe (not seen
here) was a likely replacement (Coleman) as well.
This Santrax lantern, Model
829,
was made by Santromax Ltd.,
Hong Kong,
and is chrome-on-steel
construction.
It is another 500 cp version
in the Petromax genre.
This one is in new condition
and is in Brien Page's
collection.

These Model 551LD lanterns
were made by Eugene Schatz Zuger Lampen, Zug, Switzerland.
This post WWII model appears
to be a variation of the Hasag model 551,
the variation being the
alcohol cup seen to the left of the globe base (left image).
The lantern on the left
is in Herman Mulder's collection,
while the lantern on the
right, shown hanging for hospital use by chains
and with a lens to focus
the light, is in Henry Plews's collection.
This lantern was probably
manufactured before 1928
by Hugo Schneider Aktiengesellschaft,
HASAG brand, for
Provincial Incandescent
Fittings Co., PIFCO brand, in Manchester, England.
It is their 400 cp gasoline,
single mantle Model 1405.
Neil McRae polished this
lantern to brass
since the nickel plating
was almost gone.
Hugo Schneider Aktiengesellschaft
or MEWA (see below)
made this Kerolux Model
103 lantern
for an importer in Buenos
Aires, Argentina.
This lantern, in Juan Caiti's
collection,
appears to be a 500 cp
model.
The Hasag Model 34 is a
100 cp kerosene lantern.
From its good condition,
Neil McRae,
whose collection this is
in, assumes it is post WWII.
If so it was made by MEWA
in East Germany.
The tip cleaner needle
in this one is broken
which prevents its operation.
The Hasag Model 42 lantern
on the left, in Henry Plews's collection,
and Bat Model 42 on the
right, in Neil McRae's collection,
were made by Hugo Schneider
Aktiengesellschaft and MEWA respectively.
Neil notes the puzzle here
that the Bat is post 1949 and the Hasag is identical
but the Hasag brand was
supposed to have died in 1945.
Neil suspects that MEWA,
an East German company,
used the Hasag brand as
well as the MEWA brand during the 50's.
MEWA (Metall Waren Kombinat),
Leipzig, Germany
made this Model 351L lantern
after WWII.
This lantern, in Tobias
Jesse's collection,
has a glass globe with
a hole to light the preheater.
Tobias's restoration included
repainting to match the original color.
Neil McRae took the picture
of this unknown lantern
in Henry Plew's collection.
It is marked "882 Made
in Germany"
on a brass plate riveted
to the support collar.
Petromax made a Model 882
table lamp.
Hasag made other lanterns
with blue enamel
so it may be a post WWII
lantern made by MEWA.
Please contact Henry
Plews if you have further information.

Neil McRae found this lantern
in England.
It bears some resemblance
to German made
BAT and Hasag lanterns
he has in his collection.
The logo in the base (right
image) is a complete mystery.
Please contact Neil
McRae if you can help him identify it.
This 200 cp Model 5022
Standard lantern
was manufactured by Standard-Licht-Gesellschaft
m.b. H.,
Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Neil McRae modified the
burner with a 250 cp gas tip
and opened the air gap
a little to get it running as seen here.

Standard-Licht possibly
made this Model 2045F lantern in the 1930's.
It is 200-300cp but the
reflector makes it 2000 reflected cp.
The steel fount lantern
is unusual in being able to use gasoline
as it has a positive needle
valve shut-off
and the check valve is
on the shoulder of the fount (left in the images).
The lantern has a rapid
preheater just below a bend in the generator.
This lantern, in Neil McRae's
collection, is similar in design to Petromax
Model 850.

Two more Standard Models,
5122H (left) and 6112H (right).
Neil McRae was able to
run the 5122H by using a 250cp Petromax generator
Neil got the 350cp 6112H
lantern from Thailand.
The label seen on the base
rest appears to have
the importer's name in
three languages:
Chinese, Hindi, & Thai.
Standard-Licht-Gesellschaft
m.b. H.
also made this floodlight
which Neil McRae, whose collection this is in,
believes to be Model 3517M.
This is a gasoline fueled
model based on the lock down needle valve on the pump.
The fount holds 2 liters
of fuel.