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Leacock 107 first light-up on Crown fuel.

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Holy sun spots Batman, it's a Tilley! Leaking from several seals and needing a thorough overhaul, it puts out some heat.

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Sears 72215 dated 2/71 lit as found, good pump leather, old silk-lite mantle and a tank full of regular unleaded gasoline. This caused wild flare-ups when the valve was fully opened, but after five minutes the generator was hot enough to run on the higher octane fuel without a flicker.

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Lenk automatic alcohol blotorch That's the official name. It may be my new favorite to preheat Quick lite generators. Has zero tolerance for breezes.

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Perforated burner cap. Quiet.

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Solid burner cap with hole in center.

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Coleman 530 "pocket stove" B46

Post It note packing

Experimental, and not entirely unsuccessful generator packing. This is a 1x2 3/4 inch piece of copy paper that was rolled tightly around a generator spring as a filter. It is absorbent, and works as well as the original filter in Rusty, the test lantern. 220E transition model. 1/63.

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DW is 5 ft 9 in tall, the plant a lot taller

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Big Sunflowers

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Coleman L327 dated 6 11 (November 1926)

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Fred Kuntz reproduction mica globe with sliding door. This makes preheating a Q99 generator possible, or spinning the cleaning lever (with a small screwdriver) on the later R55 generator.

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Nice soft hiss.

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Wow! Some lantern lighters.

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Quick-Lite gear.

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Coleman 275A dated 2/80 Affectionately known as a "turd."