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Petromax M-petromax Paraffin HK 500 Polished Brass

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Price:
AU $527.35
+ AU $270.18 postage
Estimated delivery Mon, 10 Jun - Tue, 18 Jun
Returns:
60-day returns. Seller pays for return postage.
Condition:
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The excellent light output of the Petromax lamp comes from a simple but fascinating principle: petroleum is fed under pressure into a carburettor, the resulting fuel evaporates in a mantle impregnated with luminous salts to produce a bright, warm light. To ensure that this principle works perfectly, the lamp, which consists of over 200 individual parts, is still assembled by hand. The Petromax is probably the best-known strong light lamp in the world. The name Petromax goes back to the commercial councilor Max Graetz, who invented the lamp at the beginning of the 20th century. Century developed in Germany. His friends called him “Petroleum Maxe,” which gave rise to the abbreviation Petromax . On November 5th, 1910 the name was protected by law. In the years that followed, the lamp became.