This is a Primus Model 991 made by A/B B. A. Hjorth & CO. Stockholm, Sweden. It is a 200cp single mantled kerosene lantern.
It has a light green porcelain ventilator and the rest of its parts were made of brass except the handle.
It has a date code "AN10" on the bottom of the fount.
So, I suppose it was made in 1948.
This is a Primus Model 1020. It is a 300cp kerosene lantern and was fitted with the same style vaporizer, air-intake tube & burner as Model 991.
This model was mostly made of nickel plated brass,
while part of the burner head assembly and ventilator were
made of steel.
The Company logo and the model number are printed on the fount
and the date code "AC 21" is printed on the bottom of the fount.
It was made in 1937.
Again these are all Primus Model 1020, 300cp kerosene lantern.
The left is a brass version and is quoted from Anna Andersson's collection with her permission.
The center & right is quoted from Frederik Tivemark's collection with his permission.
According to Frederik, it is a gift from his brother who bought it on a flea market for only a few US$ this summer.
( Note: They are living in Sweden.)
Although Frederik had to clean it thoroughly and change its pump valve, pump leather, jet and needle in order to get it working, after that it runs very brightly.
Frederik's was made in 1934 and has a glass globe with old style Pri-Mus logo and has an old style metal knob.
Thanks Anna and Frederik.
A "hard to find" lamp from Anna Andersson's collection.
It is a Primus Model 1021 and has a large light green painted brass fount with a pressure gage. Seems to be a variation of Model 1020.
Thanks Anna.
Here is a Primus Model 981. It runs on kerosene and produces 300cp.
It has the date code "AM 10" on the bottom of its fount, so I think it was made in 1947.
Unlike Model 991 & 1020, the Model 981 was fitted with a helical coil vaporizer.
I suppose Model 980, 981, 1080 and 1081 (all were fitted with the same helical coil vaporizer) were introduced sometime in 1930s and it was before the expiration of the helical coil vaporizer patent which was issued to German 4 joint patentees of Erich & Graetz (Petromax), Hugo Schneider (Hasag), Hirschorn (Aida) and Continental Licht (Continental) in 1926.
Therefore those models were either licensed production or possibly the German patent was not applied for in Sweden of those days.
This lamp was mostly made of brass which has been nickel plated while part of the burner head assembly & very top plate on the ventilator were made of steel.
It has Company logo on the side of its fount with the model number.
Although a Pre-heater device is attached, unfortunately its handle is missing.
The globe has the original PRIMUS logo made by SCHOTT & GEN.
Here is a Primus Model 1321 made by A/B B.A. Hjorth & CO. Stockholm, Sweden
and is quoted from Frederik Tivemark's collection with his permission.
He bought this nice lantern at flea market ( he lives in Sweden ) and interestingly
it has a "Radius" glass globe.
It could be a 300cp alcohol lantern and has a blow torch pre-heater.
It has a date code "AI8" on the bottom of the fount, so it was presumably made in 1944.
Thanks Frederik.
This is a Primus Model 1320, alcohol-burning lantern and is quoted from Frederik Tivemark's collection with his permission.
It was made in 1944 and was probably used in the army during the war.
( The Swedish military often wanted to use alcohol or multifueled lanterns. )
Interestingly it has a ventilator similar to Model 1080 or 1081 and also has a different pump knob from other primus lamps.
The reason why this seems to be that the Swedish army assembled their lamps with spares during the war.
It has the new Primus logo on the glass globe.
Thanks Frederik.
Here is another Primus, Model 1060, 500cp. The left nice one is quoted from Terry Marsh's collection with his permission.
Followings are from Terry. This reminds me very much of the Coleman 236 Major and may have been made to compete with that model, perhaps around the same time (1940's). It has a green porcelain ventilator, brass with nickel plate fount, and burns white gas or Coleman fuel (benzoline in Sweden) which is usually not used for fueling camping appliances there (they usually use kerosene/paraffin). The gas cap and control valve look like copies of Coleman and unlike other Primus products. Thanks Terry.
This large kerosene lantern is a Primus Model 1082, 300cp.
It has a pressure gage on the fount, no blow torch pre-heater and the most of its parts were
made of brass which were nickel plated.
At a glance, it looks like Petromax but the shape of the
fuel valve assembly is different and, unlike the Petromax, it was equipped with the fount at the top of the center hole.
As it has a date code, AP or AR, it seems to be made in early
1950s.
This is a Radius Model 101 and is quoted from Anna Andersson's collection with her permission.
It runs on kerosene and produces 100cp.
It was fitted with a fuel gauge & a pressure gauge on its small fount.
Thanks Anna.
Radius Model 103 and is quoted from Tomohide Ishikawa's collection with his permission.
It is a 300cp single mantled kerosene lantern and has a fuel
level gage on the fount and a pre heater cup on the base of frame.
Thanks Tomohide.
This 250-300cp kerosene lantern is a Radius Model 108.
It resembles to Optimus 930 but 108 is a little bit taller than 930.
It has a helical coil vaporizer with a pre-heat cup on the bottom frame.
The most of its parts were made of brass but its inner chimny was made of steel and could be a weak point for a long use.
Again "hard to find" Swedish lamps from Anna Andersson's collection.
All three lamps are Radius Model 115 and as you can see the second image, they have model number on the side of fount.
The left one has a fuel level indicator, a pressure gage and a quick lighter.
The middle one has a fuel level indicator and a quick lighter.
The right one is equipped the same as the middle one but its frame support collar is I would say "normal", lower than others.
According to Anna, most of Model 115 she has seen was equipped with a higher collar.
Very interesting.
Thanks Anna.
This is a Radius Model 115 military version and is quoted from Frederik Tivemark's collection with his permission.
It runs on kerosene and produces 300cp output.
It has the Swedish army's 3 crowns mark as well as the Swedish Red Cross mark on its inner bottom's outer part. See the right image.
The differences between the Radius Model 119 and Model 115 appear to be as follows but of course there could be some variations.
1) The 115 normally has a pre-heat torch and therefore has a hole in its inner bottom and a fitting point on the fount.
Frederik's was never fitted with the preheater for some reason. He assumes that the military and civil defenses seldom used pre-heat torch because of its durability.
2) The inner bottom of Frederik's 115 was made of two parts rather than one part as was the 119 and the 115's center part seems to be made of galvanized steel.
3) Frederik's 115 does not have the safety pressure valve with its fuel cap which the 119 have, instead it was fitted with more normal fuel cap with pressure screw.
Thanks Frederik.
It's always fun to see & introduce lamps, which I didn't know.
This is a Radius Model 118 with its carton box and is quoted from Anna Andersson's collection with her permission.
According to Anna, it seems to be no differences from Model 119 except its model number which is engraved on the fount.
Thanks Anna.
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This is a Radius Model 119 made by Radius A/B Stockholm, Sweden.
It is a 300cp kerosene lantern and the most of its parts were
made of brass and nickel plated except the red enameled
top.
It has a fuel gage on the fount and has a pressure release
device which was built in its fuel filler cap.
Another Radius Model 119, polished brass version.
Just for your reference: there's a quite similar lamp in Australia, Model 1A made by Aladdin Industries PTY. Ltd. Sydney, Australia.
We suppose the 1A was probably made under license from Radius A/B Stockholm, Sweden.
Noticeable differences between Model 119 and 1A are base rest & fixing angle of its pump unit into the fount.
The left is a Radius 119 with cook top for Swedish Army and is quoted from Terry Marsh's collection with his permission.
The center is with original shade, the right is with normal top and both are quoted from Jan van Smeerdijk's collection with his permission. Thanks Terry and Jan.
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