The purpose of this page is to collect technical information about Petromax lanterns
Petromax
History and theory of operation
Petromax
Parts and exploded view
Restoring a Petromax lantern (rebuilding a lantern) thanks to Jan Moeller
How
to light a Petromax - From user manual using the pre-heater
How
to light a Petromax - using alcohol pre-heating
Dating
a Petromax (using patents features)
A lantern from the 1960 to 1969 stamped with 4 numbers at the tank bottom:
For example, the
number is 4567.
It means:
Week 45, Year 1966 ,Day 7
Petromax
Catalogs and manuals on be-back-later.com