Primus 1001 V14
I'm done fettling Primus 1001 V14 with blue hat. This lantern was built in 1931.
This is the lamp I mentioned here, which I considered a candidate for nickel de-plating procedure.
Luckily I've slept over this decision and decided to give her little more elbow grease and polish these remains of nickel she bears.
On photo above there is she, after I finished fettling, with her older sister hanging above.
As always - pressure tests before final assembly. This lantern has a different style of burner than my oldest 1001. Not only the dome is different but also the flame spreader has brass grill instead of just openings.
Looks quite OK but I will probably try another jet, once it arrives from Fogas.
This fount has no "Patent number ... " engraved, unlike my older 1001.
You can see that it had a harsh life. All steel parts were heavily corroded. I didn't make any "before" pictures because I don't want to remember that view.
You can also see how much brass is shining through thin and worn nickel plating. That was a reason I thought about removing the whole plating.
Original glass is broken. I consider gluing it with high-temperature epoxy or making mica globe instead. The good thing of this situation is that I don't need to worry about breaking this globe. It's done already!
This lantern came to me with a kind of wick in alcohol cup. Other 1001 which I repaired had rests of this material which I considered just dirt but this one below is clearly something put there on purpose.
We suspect it is asbestos.
I'll keep it as an original part of this lamp. Just need to treat it with respect if this is indeed asbestos.