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Turned out really well. It’s in very good condition considering it’s age. The Dietz are rare enough in Ireland but I managed to get a couple. I think the collector market is growing as it’s getting harder to find them.
Very true I agree and also noticed that prices have gone up considerably on lanterns also but I guess that is what makes the ones that we have more special and dear to our hearts 👍
I recenty cleaned an Embury Air Pilot #1 that had most of it's paint, some rust and some carbon deposits. I used Sea Foam cleaner/lubricant spray. Mostly because it was the first can I found in the garage. It did a wonderful job. Soak it down and leave it set on a shop rag for a day, wipe it down with the soggy rag later.
Thanks and don’t give up on finding one I have been getting some lanterns here lately that I thought would probably never see either but sometimes they just show up 👍
Mine is just like that, but the bail on top is thicker wire and round, without the indented part in the middle. My grandfather told me it was a very old lamp in 1964, been in regular use over the decades, had to patch up fuel leaks with JB Weld.
Wow that Dietz D-lite lantern ever cleaned up very good Ken! 👍 Lantern looks fantastic too & burns very nice too with a great flame! 🙂 Love the gazebo you have!👍 Yup when it gets dark, it’s lantern time!👍👍
Very nice, I have a D- lite with a red globe and down here in Delaware they are around $60/$80+ in the junk shops , prices have gotten a bit ridiculous lately, guess I need to look up north
I would not take $200 for mine. I love it because it has taken good care of me over the years, was my porch light for 2 decades. Kerosene still cheaper than incandescent bulbs. Not as new looking as this one.
That came out really nice! A noob here. What kind of seal does the tank cap have? When cleaning mine up I noticed that there is no tank cap seal and the cap doesn't tighten very well. Thanks, Bill
It’s actually just a piece of cork gasket on the underside of the cap and a lot of times they just rot or fall out maybe that’s what happened to the one that you have but you could try putting a small O ring in with some silicone sealer to hold it but would have to investigate getting the right size because it would have to be a pretty small thin one.
@@lotsatrains Thanks a bunch for the reply. I may have some automotive gasket material that I could use. Another fun experiment to try. Thanks again, Bill
It’s hard to be specific about brightness because most lanterns have kind of their own personality but if you get hold of an old rayo or Pritchard strong cold blast number 2 sized lantern that takes a 1 inch wide wick it’s going to pump out some awesome light 👍
