Beiträge von danielzink

  • Amish Modified Petromax


    Long lost post but....


    I got on "the list" for one of these lanterns finally.


    Expected production date of my lantern should be August or Sept. of this year (2009).
    Cost is 357$ plus shipping.


    This picture is from someone elses site - but this is the lantern.


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    Dan

  • "genuine" Aida production ?

    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 ?



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    Thanks, Dan

  • "genuine" Aida production ?

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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

  • "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

  • Mantle quality...?

    Hello All !


    I've had an old Hipolito for some time and I just got around to "restoring" it.


    I bought a load of spares from Britelyt - which seems to be our only source for spares here in the states.


    Everything went very well. and the lantern now shines very - very brightly.


    Here's my problem.


    I also purchased 5 new mantles from them.


    At initial fire up - I burned my mantle properly (I have several Colemans as well - so I know how to properly burn down a mantle) - and preheated the vaporiser with two cups of alcohol. I "gradually" opened the knob - so as not to send too much pressure right away into the nozzle etc.


    As stated - the lantern shone very brightly - but.....the mantle also had several "blowouts" - inspection of the flame with a pair of welding goggles shown several small holes already in the mantle.


    I shut the lantern down and came back in a few hours and replaced the mantle - burned down a new one and went through the whole process again.


    .........more holes in the second mantle........


    Am I doing something wrong ?


    Is there a more robust mantle out there ?


    I had read about using the Colman #11 mantles as they were a very tough mantle - any validity to that ?


    Thansk !!


    Dan

  • Amish Modified Petromax

    To usdan50:


    I sent you a pm about this but.


    The wife and I are planning a trip to PA in the spring.
    Just wondering if these lantern shops are right in Lancaster - or if they're in some small towns on the outskirts.


    I'd love to do some browsing around these shops.
    Thanks !


    Dan