PAIR OF VINTAGE PARAFFIN PRESSURE LANTERN

OVERVIEW:
THESE ROBUST CAMP OR OUTDOOR LANTERNS FEATURE THE CHARACTERISTIC TWO-CHAMBER CONSTRUCTION TYPICAL OF PRESSURE-FED PARAFFIN BURNERS.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- TYPE: PARAFFIN PRESSURE LANTERNS WITH INTEGRAL FUEL RESERVOIR
- CONSTRUCTION: CAST IRON AND BRASS WITH STEEL COMPONENTS
- FUEL SYSTEM: PRESSURISED PARAFFIN FEED WITH CONTROL VALVE TO BASE
- BURNER: MANTLE-TYPE BURNER CHAMBER WITH VENTILATION SLOTS TO UPPER DOME
- CHIMNEY: ORIGINAL GLASS CYLINDER ON BOTH UNITS
- HANDLE: WIRE BAIL HANDLE WITH RUST PATINA
- FINISH: LEFT LANTERN RETAINS ORIGINAL GREEN PAINT TO UPPER SECTION; RIGHT LANTERN BARE METAL THROUGHOUT

LEFT LANTERN (GREEN):
- UPPER FUEL CHAMBER WITH ORIGINAL GREEN PAINT, SIGNIFICANT LOSS AND FLAKING
- BRASS FUEL CAP WITH PATINA
- LOWER CAST IRON TANK WITH HEAVY SURFACE RUST
- GLASS CHIMNEY INTACT
- FUEL CONTROL VALVE PRESENT AT BASE

RIGHT LANTERN (BARE METAL):
- UPPER BRASS BURNER CHAMBER WITH OXIDATION
- LOWER STEEL FUEL TANK WITH EXTENSIVE RUST
- GLASS CHIMNEY INTACT
- FUEL CONTROL VALVE PRESENT AT BASE
- WIRE HANDLE WITH CORROSION

CONDITION NOTES:
BOTH LANTERNS DISPLAY AUTHENTIC PATINA AND OXIDATION CONSISTENT WITH GENUINE AGE AND OUTDOOR USE. THE GREEN PAINT ON THE LEFT EXAMPLE, THOUGH HEAVILY WORN, CONFIRMS ORIGINAL FACTORY FINISH. NO RESTORATION HAS BEEN UNDERTAKEN. ALL STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS REMAIN SOUND. GLASS CHIMNEYS ARE UNCRACKED. FUEL VALVES ARE PRESENT AND MECHANICALLY INTACT, THOUGH NOT TESTED FOR FUNCTION. THESE LANTERNS ARE SUITABLE FOR DISPLAY OR RESTORATION BY A SPECIALIST IN VINTAGE CAMPING EQUIPMENT.

Item Size: Height: 32cm, Width: 26cm, Depth: 32cm, Weight: 7Kg

Condition: Fair

FR
779143+1

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