An Optimus Model 209 kerosene burner,
this 200 cp table lamp is complete with optional shade.
This lamp is in Neil McRae's collection.

When Bo Ryman bought this Optimus lamp
it had a different globe and was a Model 250.
Bo was able to convince a workmate, who had this globe,
to trade it to Bo, thus making it a Model 250A.
This is another example of a lamp option
on a stove base.

Optimus Model 253, in Magnus Thilander's collection,
is a 200cp kerosene model
that likely dates to the 1930's.
This pendant lamp has an added heat deflector.

This Optimus Model 268 hanging lamp
is also in Bo Ryman's collection.

A number of Swedish lamp models were lanterns with shades added.
An example is this Optimus Model 930, which was in Magnus Thilander's collection.
The shade is original and the small can is for preheating alcohol
for the kerosene fueled lantern/lamp.
This version is 350 cp, not 300cp and is so marked.

The Primus brand was manufactured by Aktiebolaget B.A. Hjorth, Sweden.
Their Model 394/6 is an alcohol fueled variation on Model 994 (below)
made during WWII to conserve gasoline.
This lamp has the 2/3rds frosted globe =/6 model designation,
is date stamped AE=1940,
and is in Christer Carlsson's collection

This Model 992 Primus harp lamp dates from 1955.
Another 300 cp model but with a different burner from the 1025 above.
Complete with an original globe which has a fitting lip on the bottom
that is held in place with a three-point screw fixing.
Also the top is cut lower down on the globe to reduce the heating effect from the burner.
This lamp is in Neil McRae's collection.

Model 993, as this one dated AA=1936 in Magnus Thilander's collection,
was only a lamp model and did not have a bail/handle.
It could be fitted with a enameled reflector or opal glass shade.
This 200cp model burns kerosene
and is preheated with alcohol.

Model 994, as this one dated AR=1952 in Magnus Thilander's collection,
is another kerosene fueled 200cp model
that is preheated with alcohol.
This lamp came with a choice of three globes,
opal glass as seen here, fluted opal glass, and two-thirds frosted glass.

Primus Model 995, running in this image, is a table lamp model.
It is date stamped Z for 1935
on the bottom of the fount.
This lamp, in Neil McRae's collection,
is complete with a shade ring
but lacks the parchment shade.

Three views of a Primus Model 1014 table lamp.
This lamp is a 200 cp kerosene model.
The lamp left and center, is dated 1937 which is rather late for this model.
It is shown in the center with the opal globe, =1014/4.
This lamp is in Neil McRae's collection.
The same model mounted in a harp frame with opal globe = 1014/B;
This lamp, dated 1931, is in Nils Stephenson's collection.

Primus table lamp Model 1015 is similar to 1014 above
with the addition of a wood handle and a smaller fount.
The inset shows the stamping on the base of the fount;
AL in the upper part of the circle is the year code for 1947,
when the lamp was made.
This lamp is in Neil McRae's collection.

This Primus Model 1022 was Bo Ryman's first lamp.
His family used it for light in a rental cabin that had no electricity
As a teenager Bo retrieved the lantern from a shed, cleaned it up and used it again.
Later he found a replacement globe as the original had been broken.

Primus Model 1023, as Model 993 above,
was designed to be a lamp.
This lamp, in Magnus Thilander's collection,
is date stamped Z = 1935 and has a lyre hanger base attached.
The lamp could be outfitted with an "iron plate" reflector
or opal shade and could be hung with a lyre hanger or wall bracket.

Primus Model 1024/6, in Christer Carlsson's collection,
is designated /6 for the two-thirds frosted globe,
which was available on a number of Primus lamp models.
This lamp is date coded Y=1934,
possibly the year this model was introduced.

These are two examples of the Primus 1025 table lamp
The one on the left appears to have been designed to be used outdoors.
The lamp on the right has a reproduction shade made by Bo Ryman
and is a close match to the original.
This model is a 300 cp kerosene lamp from the mid '30s (left) and 1946 (right).
It was made in Sweden by Aktiebolaget B. A. Hjorth Stockholm.
The lamp on the left is in the collection of Roger Price; image by Neil McRae,
while the lamp on the right is in Neil McRae's collection.

This is a Radius Model 106A outfitted as a lamp.
Bo Ryman bought this lamp from an employee of the Radius factory
after the employee had stored it for 20 years in his basement.
This 1960's vintage lamp is in brand new condition.
The original fringe is made of glass beads threaded on ribbon
and held up by a thin wire pressed under the edge of the reflector.

Small alcohol pendant lamps, like these Radius Model 107s, were made during WWII
when petroleum-based fuels were in short supply in Sweden; the fount holds about a half pint.
Although there is no pump these are true pressure lamps as the heat
generated by the burner induces a considerable pressure within the fount.
The lamp on the left is in Neil McRae's collection.
Bo Ryman refinished his lamp on the right to the original.

Bo Ryman bought this Radius 114 lamp
in never-used condition.

Radius Models 143 (left), 145 (center), and 146 (right) lamps
were sold by the company as options to put on the stoves
which are Models 21 (left & center) and 17 (right).
The lamp on the left is in Neil McRae's collection
while the ones in the center and on the right are in Bo Ryman's collection.
These models were probably made in the 1930's.