Restoring and Rebuilding a 1950s Petromax Lantern
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 Published On Oct 15, 2023

In this video I restore and rebuild a heavily used and abused Petromax 828 lantern from the 1950s. The video includes a bit of history, detailed disassembly and reassembly, as well as techniques for cleaning, polishing, and restoring components and sources for rebuild kits and parts.

Jan Moeller's illustrated cleaning and restoration guide:
https://www.eschaefer.de/hobbys/stark...

Maintenance Kit from Imperial Lighting:
https://imperiallightingco.com/produc...

Maintenance Kit from Lehman's:
https://www.lehmans.com/product/petro...

Complete parts catalogue from Petromax:
https://www.petromax.com/c/petromax-h...
https://www.petromax.com/c/petromax-h...
https://www.petromax.com/c/petromax-h...
https://www.petromax.com/c/petromax-h...

Video Content
00:00 Intro & History
10:38 Disassembly
28:32 Parts Clean-up
33:31 Polishing
36:34 Restoring Lettering on the Knob
38:52 Assembly: Check Valve and Pump
47:20 Assembly: Valve and Carburetor
57:12 Assembly: Rapid Preheater
01:05:29 Assembly: Inner Hood and Burner
01:13:35 Final Light-up

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