Mike, (owner of OCP) is a friendly guy and usually available if you call the store.
Pretty damn good service for obsolete partsbif you ask me. When I get home from work tonight I'll be putting the 290 back together and maybe try it out if I got time
The soothing sound of a freshly rebuilt powerhouse
I did drop the top of it on the floor during the rebuild, and chipped some of the paint around the hole for the top nut 
Under the collar on the fount there is some chipped paint as well, I am assuming that is fairly common just the way they are made. That and the bottom lip of the fount has some chipped paint. Besides that, this lantern has done a lot better since it was made in 1985 than I have in the same amount of years
Put some new mantles on the 295, and fired her up. Runs just as smooth as the 290 I rebuilt. Now I just need to get some Peerless mantles on them
There is a little ticking noise, but I think it is from one of the metal clips from the Quick Clip mantles I used thats touching the burners air tube.
Will get a group photo of the two burning tonight. Will be interesting to see if theres any output difference between the two, though they do have different mantles so it may not be a fair comparison
Peerless mantles burn much whiter than the newer Coleman mantles. looking forward to pics.
Also hoping Pulsar is able to get some good pics... I swapped out my mantles yesterday and tried to get some comparison pics that would give a good representation of the difference but had trouble getting pictures that worked well.
Although I did setup a light meter to get an indirect ambient light reading using both the new-manufacture Coleman mantles and the newer Peerless. Using my ultra-cheap DX light meter, the measurement went from ~60 lux (Coleman) to over 90 lux (Peerless).
I had to end the test after I noticed one of the mantles was contacting the generator tube. I went to great length to prevent that, and ensured that there was no contact during and after the initial burn-off. Only after the first lighting, which shaped the mantle, I noticed the contact. I'll have to remove that mantle and install a new one now.
It's a two-mantle lantern, maybe I'll install another Coleman mantle alongside the Peerless so I can do a side-by-side comparison shot...
Sorry guys, been a busy weekend and havent been able to get out to my toy tool shed and play with test my lanterns.
On top of that, been not feeling right. Wake up in the morning exhausted and just a general feeling of blah all day. Must be some sort of bug or something
Hi,
I’m Chris from Germany. Befor I got infected with LED-Lights I was an enthusiastic lantern collector. Here a picture of a few lanterns i own.
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Hi,
I’m Chris from Germany. Befor I got infected with LED-Lights I was an enthusiastic lantern collector. Here a picture of a few lanterns i own.
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nice looking Petromax lanterns 
Sorry, had some problems with my internet connection. This is only a small part of the collection. currently most of it is stored in packing boxes.
Are there many Petromax collectors in US?
I'm sure there are people in the US that collect petromax, but I'm not one. I am currently hoarding my PayPal funds in hopes of getting a new matte petromax. I know they are not the same quality as the ones from years ago, but I think I am willing to take the risk. I want a kerosene lantern, and love the look of the petromax. But we will see, I'm known to change my mind after saving up the money for something lol
I think you mean this one?
http://www.zarghami-import-export.de/petromax-lampe/petromax-500hk/petromax.jpg
I know the good old ones and I knew the new models. I can only advise you to buy an old one. The new ones are really cheap built quality.
I don’t have an original Petromax yet, but i do have a nice-running all brass RiverTrail version of it:
In a German Lantern Forum say say that this iss made by SANTRAX in China.
The actual PETROMAX lanterns are all made by SANTRAX
The tiny 150er Petromax Lanterns like yours are known as she-goats 
Here is a link to the pictures of my rarest lantern.
Yeah, thats the one I am looking at getting. My thought is I would rather take a risk on something new than something old used and untested. But, I have a tenancy to change my mind pretty quick so I never know what I will end up with until its shipped.
In my opinin the best solution would be a NOS Lantern from the german Bundeswehr. I don’t know the actual prices. A few years ago with some time for finding a good ebay offer you could by one unused lantern with metal box for about 75€.
Of course you have to disassamble an old light and change all the seals. But I had a lot of new ones where a disassembling was also needed.
295 on the left and 290 on the right both on full blast.
Both turned down low. The 295 on the left has off brand quick clip mantles that stay white while turned down .The 290 on the right has Coleman gold top mantles that turns to red/orange when turned way down, though hard to tell in the picture. You can tell if you look at the heat shields at the bottom of the generator
nice pair of lanterns!
I think the Coleman goldtop mantles are yttrium treated (which are said to have their own potential health risks). So please dont eat them! 
Coleman experimented with yttrium for a number of years after they discontinued using thorium. Now they use no light enhancement additives and make what is probably the absolute worst and most fragile mantle that money can buy. I throw them away at the outdoor garbage can before bringing a new haul of lanterns into my work area.
Its almost camping season. Now that you’ve got a great pair of lanterns, I hope they get some outdoor use.
They will definitely be seeing some outdoor use in spring, summer and fall. Don't get out camping as much as I used to or like to, but will be at least a few times.