"genuine" Aida production ?

I see Aida for sale on eBay - they look like the current crop of chinese lanterns (butterfly etc). ie: too shiny, thin metal, cheaper plastic knobs on the pump etc.

Does anyone know when production of the "genuine" Aidas ended ?

Are the current Aida's made in China ?

Thanks, Dan

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Original von Christop
Dan,
To the best of my knowledge there are no reproduction Aida lanterns. So what you see on Ebay , if it is an Aida , is the real deal. Aida lanterns are a very well made German lantern of extreme good quality. If the lantern has a very shiney nickle finish then i would say that it is extremely well preserved. The Aida is equal to the quality of the vintage german made Petromax lantern and was also made in Germany . While it is true that their are a lot of cheaper copy cat lanterns out there that are low quality Petromax look alikes, i can assure you that he Aida is not one of them. If i am wrong then i am sure that one of the mere experienced members will step in and correct me. and by the way, which model of Aida were you looking at?

Christop

Thanks for the reply !

I'm probably looking for a 1500 record - some 500cp lantern.

I'm glad to know that there are no "knockoff" Aidas ! - I do see quite a few on eBay that look very new. the chrome shines like new and some even have the original packing boxes - so i assumed they were recent production.

Thanks Again, Dan

Hello Again !

I am about to come into possesion of this lantern.

I have a couple of questions.

#1. on the tag under "express" it doesn't say "record" or any other such nomenclature.

#2. The lantern is so "shiny" it makes me wonder about the reproduction comments from above. Maybe I'm just getting lucky and getting a lantern in fabulous shape - but it just seems "too shiny"....

Comments ? please ?

Thanks, Dan

Got my lantern.

Looks to be in very very nice condition.
Can anyone verify the date ?

Could this really be a 1943 lantern ?

Thanks, Dan