1950's Reflective Lantern Restoration

[@melaniebethscott8368]

My heart broke when the glass jar did, but you found something better!

[@BiggestBigBoy]

I laughed, because the damage was almost the same as the original.

[@-Deena.]

Spoiler alert 😢

[@tsm688]

I expected plan B to be sauerkraut or something :D

[@geo2cv6tron14]

The before / after is really really impressive, you were very ingenious in replacing this transparent red part 🤩👍

[@flashbot069]

I can’t believe you found something so perfect for the diffuser 😱 excellent job! 🎉

[@dougallmcmillan8970]

You have boundless patience, an eye for detail and a desire to show what these wonderful old items looked like when new. Bravo to you

[@BazerrkInsaneAsylum]

I had no idea you could powder coat glass! That is so cool!

[@RetroPC]

I'm racking my brain to try to figure out what this was used for back in the day. So unique! Unbelievable restoration is always. 🙌🏻

[@mazarinf5130]

Signal lantern for trains?

[@houseofdogatx]

@@mazarinf5130this was my first thought

[@andyinsdca]

@@mazarinf5130 That's what I think, too. The reflectors would reflect a train's headlamp, increasing visibility.

[@tsm688]

@@andyinsdca I wonder if it was supposed to be *on* a boat or train, dangling from something. A stationary lantern wouldn't need all those springs to protect it from banging around on stuff.

[@serith86]

It looks a little like a WWII era submarine light. Like from the interior of a U-boat. So maybe something naval (French obviously)?

[@trevordinsmore2194]

Keep up the good work. I would LOVE to see your shop. I can't imagine how much all of your tools set you back!! But...as the old saying goes, you GOTTA have the right tool for any particular job!!

[@TheNudeBrewer]

You know you're a fan of this channel if, around 10-15s in, you're saying "oh yeah.. that's getting sandblasted and powder coated, that's getting a 3D printed part to replace ... but I don't know HOW he's going to fix that one piece?!!"

[@Thatonekidyoudontknow]

Most valid comment ever

[@klashe1977]

Very smart to look at a local store for the glass you needed! And how lucky it is to find one that's an exact fit.

[@atsunome]

2:30 This is the best sandblasting shot I’ve seen so far! So satisfying ❤️

[@Snugrot]

I'd love to do this kind of work. So glad you share this stuff. I can live vicariously through it.

[@nicolem9083]

LOVE watching every little piece taken apart and put back together so methodically!! Perfection!! 😊😊😊

[@CoolAgainRestoration]

Such a strange lantern but very cool in the same time ! Nice job Nicolas 👍 cheers from Romania 🇷🇴

[@OldThingsNeverDie-]

Thank you David 😉

[@Mikey__Mike]

That red glass was just perfect! Wow it just matched so well when you powder coated it. Loved it great video!

[@OrLann-Tesseract-]

The choice of the new glass diffuser is a great success, and perfectly matches the overall style of the lantern. As a result, the restored version is even more beautiful than the original.

[@ThomasWinders]

I love when I see old incandescent bulbs replaced with leds! Well done.

[@jomercer21113]

I've never seen that glass coloring treatment before. That's one funky lantern!

[@ShadowsOnTheScreen]

You never let us down! The detail and level of skill is amazing PLUS the amount of work that goes into the video itself. Simply staggering. Thank you! Dan

[@Chris.Wiley.]

That homemade metal finish is ace! You should market that stuff 🙂

[@-PORK-CHOP-]

Fantastic restoration, the glass was genius.

[@ВикторГалянин]

Классная реставрация, безо всякого мыла, всё по делу. Итог на все 💯. Лайк однозначно🙏.

[@angelbarrios426]

You are one of the best restorators existing on KZbin 😊👍.

[@mrboojay]

That lantern is beautiful, just amazingly well done, and the glass "cover", just the perfect find! It probably looks better than when it was new, just a work of art.

[@ultrajd]

That’s a very interesting lantern. Never seen one like that. I actually like how you improvised with the diffuser at the end there. And going for a candle glass was a smart move because it’s already designed to handle high heat. So it wouldn’t shatter when you baked on the paint. Honestly, I would love to have that little lantern hanging in my workshop. But yeah.

[@mskayla7747]

Great work. Loved that you left the label untouched to show its age. 👍

[@TonyButchT]

Outstanding Craftsmanship! Thank you for sharing this!

[@rapcom]

Nice to see you upgrade the bulb into LED. Now the 1950 lamp is updated to the latest technology. Cool!

[@jaswats9645]

That's some serious scrub action. Kudos.

[@cz2301]

Woah, the cup from Morocco fit the lamp perfectly, with those ridges. Awesome result in the end! Amazing job, man, as always!

[@Falconurbex]

What a cool little light im glad u saved it and revamped it i look foward to seeing more of your interesting resterations

[@Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co]

The replacement diffuser was a better choice than the original. You improved the design and brought it up to date with the lithium batteries and the LED bulb. Congratulations on the great work! I wonder, though, why it had springs around the outside.

[@karol30660]

I think the springs were there to give some protection to the reflective lights

[@fredo6909]

Le design de cette lampe est incroyable et avec ta restauration elle est encore plus magnifique 👏

[@manuela_kral4983]

How gorgeous that you found such a perfect replacement for the diffusor!

[@ChrisWMF]

it looked way better with that cup than the original piece of plastic that was in there. great job. new sub

[@harrycanyon6061]

I wondered about many design issue as I watch this. By the end? Every question I had was answered. Wonderful work OP!

[@sindobrandnew]

9:06 A thoughtful decision. 👍

[@Vault57]

It's a win! That's a pretty awesome lamp! I loved the fix for the red lens you replaced. They must have a powder coat for everything.

[@DougPowhida]

I was going to say, "Nice work on the reflectors," but then I saw how you hid the switch, so I had to say nice work on both!

[@eventhorizonabyss9337]

Again, you do what looks to be impossible. Beautiful piece, this was art. ❤

[@Lane_Brian_Lane]

You make my favorite restoration content because you are proficient in many skills, have very clean editing, and you manage to find wonderfully unique pieces to restore. It is a joy to watch your work. Thank you!

[@andersjjensen]

Yeah. OTND and My Mechanics are the good ones. The rest are knockoffs.

[@mrc1737]

What a phenomenal restoration! 👍

[@Valentin_Brds]

Merci pour cette vidéo !!! Tellement satisfaisant de voir ces petits morceaux d'histoire reprendre vie !

[@KnowArt]

I'm not 100% certain, but it seems like the reflective coating on the back was part of a primitive 'retroreflector'. Which means that through the geometry it reflects the light straight back to the source instead of bouncing off at the same angle of incidence. By replacing it with a flat piece of aluminium you probably lose this, which makes it _much_ less noticeable as a reflector. Great restoration nonetheless

[@kenreeve32]

That's a masterful restoration!

[@thany3]

Some LEDs will break when powered on reverse polarity, and so the only thing I would recommend you add, is a diode in series with the lamp. Other than that, very well done. I especially liked your solution for replacing the red lens 😀

[@bjornbakke]

Greetings and hats off from Norway! Man I´m glad this channel crossed my KZbin path. This has to be one of the best restoration channels on the platform. So genuine! Besides the obvious, your craftsmanship, skills and attention to details - the footage and editing are just superb. Your videos are inspiring, educational, fun and relaxing to watch. Thank you, and keep up to good work!

[@Diggy_hole]

Awesome work it's cool to see such old things id never otherwise known existed

[@-Deena.]

What an incredibly cool light 🧡

[@roxtrox7]

Another wonderful job! Thanks for sharing your work❤

[@iseespots6014]

What a neat lantern, great job on the restoration!!! 😃

[@jerryjohnson4618]

Spectacular restoration !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@LadyLeigh]

What a brilliant restoration! You amaze me with your attention to detail and resourcefulness. I love your substitution of a candle base for the glass lantern part. One of my favourite restoration channels. Pls keep them coming! Cheers from Australia 🤗🇦🇺

[@keithmitchell6918]

Always have a Plan B - nicely done!

[@sptrrestoration]

When you don't succeed in replacing the glass, then you buy a glass of the same size and make it in a similar color, that's a brilliant idea 🍻

[@Romeo-tb6dq]

Ive already watch all you're restoration including the latest one, its all very satisfying and relaxing while watching it. Im hoping for your new video soon by the way im from Philippines. More power, godbless

[@amandatallis9875]

This was a magnificent restoration it turned out fabulous well done . Amanda x

[@shirleyannconfer9651]

I really like the diffuser! This is a great restoration.

[@vinceianni4026]

Good job mister beautifully restored well done

[@SunlightTaylor]

The glass cutter normally has a ball on the back where it is used to lightly tap where the cut has just been made to finish cutting, most of the time it comes off perfect, My father usually cuts mirrors and it really works. ☝🏽❤️

[@Michel-7.7.7]

Absolutely beautiful

[@Bubba568]

13:10 I never new that you could do that to glass so pretty cool 😎

[@ArmouryTerrain]

This was a fantastic restoration. I have a feeling that this might have been a port light (hence red) used in the fishing industry.

[@cbauer72]

You do nice work. I would recommend looking into a nickel plating setup. Keep up the good work.

[@JamesStinton]

Superb demonstration of your skills. An entertaining watch.

[@quentinlynch]

Looks amazing! True to the original but even better!

[@LionPlush]

Excellent restoration. Cool idea to replace the original diffuser. I think it would be very inconvenient to change the batteries though. Also the box for batteries looks a bit high - they may pop out of the holders on impact

[@marcoscaba3846]

I really like this project and outcome.

[@1cnevarez]

Who will appreciate as much as you did?

[@Redzero062]

this may sound like a comment a friend who came over to your house the first time would say but you have the coolest stuff at your house

[@s.w.5622]

Love your work and videos so so much! Simply fantastic! 👏👏👏

[@MonsieurMerci]

Je ne comprends pas tout de l'objet ( = les spirales sur les arêtes, c'est pour protéger les réflecteurs des chocs ? Et dans quel contexte était utilisée cette lanterne). Ce qui est sûr c'est que je le trouve superbe. + bravo pour cette nouvelle resto 👍

[@philippe2257]

Excellentes questions. Je pense que les ressorts sont bien là pour amortir des chocs. A priori, sur la base de ma méconnaissance, je vois soit à l'arrière d'un camion pour indiquer un objet (poutres, planches...) qui dépasse, soit dans le ferroviaire... Il faudrait le montrer à des spécialistes de la SNCF...

[@nathangitz2674]

Talk about enlightening.

[@truthreigns7]

Excellent hard work, and intelligence.

[@TLang-el6sk]

Nice work, as always. Perhaps it could do with a little counterweight opposite of the battery holder to get it balanced again...

[@nonyabidness294]

Thanks for posting! :) (Edit: re-watching this video. Noticed how much your editing has evolved! Great job! The flow is wonderful. Sped up @ the right moments and brings us back in right when necessary to continue the story! Keep it up!)

[@rooslix]

I just watch your videos because I think they are satisfying

[@johnbradford9235]

Yet another bang up, top job dude 👏👏👏. Thanks loads 🙏. 😎

[@My_Op]

I've never heard (or seen) about that beeswax + graphite paint&protect trick, where did you learn that? Neat.

[@jeffreyandreas7514]

Beautiful job, that looks fantastic!

[@valveman12]

Amazing restoration.

[@allffl3793]

Uno spettacolo vedevi lavorare!

[@DrunkenDemon]

That switch placement! Nice :)

[@stevecann3394]

That thing is beautiful 👍😀

[@john_zhukov]

Great idea with glass reflector

[@fester73666]

Very nice restoration 👍👍

[@herbertpromna4774]

Thank you for sharing this. I don't have the tools to do all of that but at least now i know some tricks to repairs things. Cheers

[@alexkuss2001]

Amazing work as always

[@tyn999]

What a cool lantern!

[@mcandrewandrew7725]

Well done ! Nice solution!

[@DavyCrockett101]

Just amazing work .

[@bryanlee3450]

Amazing restore as usual!!

[@accidentalengineering]

I recommend putting ferrules on stranded wire, before connecting with the screw terminal.

[@andrewgrace4410]

Beautiful 😊

[@Lone-Wolf87]

Well done. Once again great restoration. 👍👍👍

[@jeffersongabler5998]

execelnt restoration with the perfect choices.

[@raziel3726]

Amazing Restoration 👍🏻👍🏽👍🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@cz2301]

If i may suggest you a next restoration project, you could try to find some old, 1950s-60s pinball machines! This could become a 3-part series, for example

[@ИльяБольшенко-г7я]

Крутая работа!

[@bhhenry]

Groovy, baby! So, you got yourself a vintage reflective lantern, huh? Looks like it's been through a few battles, just like me. Bet it's seen its fair share of dark nights and creepy corners. Missing battery, broken diffuser... sounds like it's been through the wringer. But hey, nothing a little elbow grease and chainsaw action can't fix, am I right? Took you 15 days to restore? That's dedication, pal. I respect that. Can't wait to see this bad boy in action, lighting up the darkness like a beacon of hope in a world gone mad. Thanks for sharing your restoration journey with us. Now, excuse me while I go battle some deadites and save the world... again. Keep on fighting the good fight, and remember, hail to the king, baby!

[@alekseimalihev4233]

Не тока руки, и голова варит, классно, супер👍👍👍👍