Vintage Wonder Lamp Restoration

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Today i present you this amazing Wonder Lantern.
These Wonder lanterns were very popular with the general public during the Second World War and some State services were also used. What made these lanterns popular is its appreciable battery life,
50 hours of continuous operation.
I chose this orange because it is very visible and very vivid.
I do not know if it seems to you but it looks like a Minion from cartoons :))
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Disclaimer: I am no professional. I am completely self taught and would appreciate any feedback, advice or constructive criticism and suggestions .
#restoration
#lamp
#vintage

[@AwesomeShotStudios]

I love how overbuilt these mechanical devices are. Such a change from the disposable electronic junk being made today. Of course, we've traded efficiency for longevity with devices like this lantern, but there's something very special in knowing that a device like this will last many decades. Nicely restored, as always!

[@adamclarke7394]

Another great restoration. I was looking at the red lens, and I have a tip for you if you want to make them look new. I carefully wet sand them with 2000 grit wet and dry paper, and then I polish them with a really good quality aluminium polish. They come up like new. I've even done this on clear plastic lenses as well as coloured ones, and they are perfect. Just a thought for you in the future, if you're interested.

[@Willy_Milano]

"What do you think about my gloves?" I've never seen anything sexier.

[@lucaantonelli8364]

The silence in yours videos is relaxing

[@TysyTube]

thank you so much 😊

[@Briselance]

Yeah. It's like the ASMR videos.

[@operavirtues]

Ikr

[@narome88]

Except for the heavy mouth breathing

[@ObsidianParis]

Until 2:20 ! ^^

[@blinkdejavu5273]

Never change what you do. The breathing. The metal hitting things. It's the best

[@aespe]

come here after watching "my mechanics" restoration of ur present... good job to both of you, excellent videos

[@shawncruz732]

No sandblast? :( I love sandblast I love the paint tho

[@fnafgalaxygamery2galaxyaft151]

i think the paint had lead in it so thats why he didn’t sandblast

[@psyotic007]

I love the restoration. I love the purity of seeing how it worked originally The modern tech head in me would also love to see this crammed full of LED'S and lithium batteries. Just to see what can be acheived in the old shell. But I also love the original...

[@atenciop123y]

Good idea. Could be a cool project to do with a vintage lantern from eBay or a thrift store.

[@scroungasworkshop4663]

I so badly wanted to put that through my sand blaster for you, it would have gotten into all the nooks and crannies and given the surface a good “key” for the paint. It may have been easier to just use an “O” ring for the lens gasket. You can get them in a square profile as well. Great work. Love theses videos as they inspire more people to do restorations. As to the colour? It’s your lamp so you can paint it whatever colour you want! Look forward to seeing your next job.

[@TysyTube]

Thank you so much 😊 i really need a sand blaster

[@d.t.4523]

If you need a sand blaster but don't have the equipment to run it, build yourself a vibratory sander or polisher. Make it a DIY video, that would be cool.

[@TysyTube]

easy to say 🤣

[@d.t.4523]

easy to say, yes, useful yes. :) try this kind. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eni3Y2OdnbyAkKM

[@lgun1]

@@TysyTube The rubber you used for the gasket looks like gum rubber. It's very hard to work with, because it's so soft, but is very strong.

[@deepvoicedaddy4246]

Defiantly love the way the rust and the grime falls during that time laps

[@souperman72]

My favourite part of all the restoration channels is that they are usually silent, just the sound of working. No annoying “ hey guys! How’s it going? Remember to smash that like button, and don’t forget to ring that bell...etc”

[@jarack1]

Recently found your channel and I cannot stop watching you do an absolute great job restoring the past! Thanks for the great content

[@abdulazeez.98]

10:07 Yeah exactly! Great video as always 👍👍

[@TysyTube]

Thank you 😊

[@MarcoAntonio-cw5zj]

"In brightest day, in blackest night, No evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship evil's might Beware my power--Green Lanter.... Oh wait. What's mine is mine and mine and mine. And mine and mine and mine! Not yours!"

[@karbashevsky]

he should paint it green))

[@ludoviccardoso109]

@@karbashevsky My thoughts exactly !

[@ZacTheLit]

I love how you realized less people would understand this if you didn’t include the Green Lantern oath first

[@MarcoAntonio-cw5zj]

@@ZacTheLit Jajaja true. You understand me

[@stevenaguilera418]

Marco Antonio Isn’t that the Orange lanterns oath ?

[@rosealielycan]

That first paint scrape... That was so satisfying... *chefs kiss*

[@MidnightVisions]

This is a mining lantern, and I'm surprised you an still buy batteries for it. They cost roughly 20 euros in France, 60 euros on Germany. A flat o-ring gasket for the glass should have been available from a machine supply. Nicely done.

[@malkagael2596]

This was the standard SNCF (French railroad co) lamp and the battery is still available but a little expensive. I get a lamp like that one in a perfect state and I like it.

[@DRKWxd]

Cool!

[@RatKindler]

Malka Gaël I thought it looked like a railroad trackwalker's lamp, with the red lens at the rear.

[@unclegreybeard3969]

This type of lantern was used by anybody when walking along unlit roads after dark, that's why the red lens at the rear.

[@Matthew83128]

MidnightVisions I’m willing to bet you could rig something up so it works on AA’s without changing the original light. Just a thought.

[@breadfruitjuice2883]

KZbin needs to stop with the damn mattress commercials. I swear, you look at ONE mattress and it's all day with these people. Awesome video by the way :-)

[@BobH7777]

Yes, what too many ads

[@jeroendeo]

install adblock pro

[@medzoPuh]

Just install adblock LUL The best and most trusted one is Ublock origin

[@moog247]

KZbin crying in the corner “... why you no buy mattress?”

[@michaelwyles6313]

I like it just how it was made to be, Like you restored it just in a color of your choice. Excellent Sir.

[@aeromedical6750]

For all you people out there suggesting he put an LED light bulb instead of the original type incandescent-WHY? It’s a restoration and intended to be a conversation piece. He’s not taking this out to find somebody’s lost dog in the middle of the night. Pimping it out to modern day technology totally defeats the purpose of the restoration.

[@DaigoParry]

But he put orange paint on it and he polished the hardware. It wasn’t like that in the original.

[@xftexute]

pimping? he painted the damn thing bright orange !

[@Under.D0G]

Justinitiative Exactly, but apparently the BRIGHT ORANGE paint is “original” so we won’t even think about trying an led in it, never mind the fact that it would probably save battery life, give off brighter light and make it useful again.

[@Cole-ek7fh]

aeromedical67 the future is now old man.

[@sandyposey8074]

Taking it apart and making it pretty again is one thing, but putting it all back together, that is a whole nother ball game. Good job!

[@MrEyad1990]

Great gloves

[@TysyTube]

thank you 🤣🧤

[@killkarl8198]

Oj would kill for them...

[@gbenother8755]

You've done a beautiful job with this lantern project, thank you for sharing your work. I was surprised how many parts there are! You must use very high quality paint - your finish looks very professional. And your gloves are gorgeous, too!

[@TysyTube]

thank you so much 😊

[@ivanmkennedy]

Thank you for turning down the volume during the "annoying" parts. That is very much appreciated. Great videos!

[@bjornfelle]

after watching this video I fell in love with this lamp and immediately went and found one just like it on eBay. I just won it and I will probably spray mine bright orange too. Thanks man

[@atenciop123y]

I’m fixing a vintage lamp from eBay to put in my 1965 car.

[@phatpigge]

Gloves are great, since you asked. Wish more people on youtube would pick up a pair for their power equipment...

[@kpopahjussi6379]

But how will RD recognize it now that you took his name off? LOL.

[@aeromedical6750]

Rumor is R.D. is still looking for it.

[@curseyoujordanshow]

I was just thinking that it would have been a really nice touch if he had stenciled on a fresh "R.D." in black lettering on the front.

[@hanniballegend2076]

RD was an asshole anyway

[@JamesthePizzaMan]

I’ll bet they’re the initials of R2D2. (bad joke i’m sorry) 😁

[@RobbieHatley]

Might well have stood for "Research / Development". But then, on the other hand, maybe it stands for "Ralph Denton", and 93yo Ralph is still mourning the loss of his lantern 50 years later. Hopefully he'll see this video and offer to buy his lantern back. :-)

[@fuzzy34r]

I’m impressed that you actually bought and shown the battery that is meant for this. It is nice to see it operating in the way that it would have been when it was first made.

[@user-bx4dl9cz6z]

最初に部品を、あえて下手に作ってからの完璧な補修！ 最高に楽しめました！ great　job！！

[@TylerSnyder305]

Great work. Now this may sound like harrassy but I would have put an LED bulb in it, but I understand if you just want the old time appeal. They make LED's to convert standard incandescent lights and I'm sure they make one that would fit this.

[@timskiy_85]

Like a always. Before I listened relaxing music, but now a watch your video for relax, great job!

[@terrancemiller8350]

I've been noticing all your new kitchen, bravo

[@kencochrane8795]

Never have seen a battery like that! Great job

[@yereverluvinuncleber]

You can replace that lamp with series of about 20 LEDs. Small camping lanterns selling for approx. £3.50 on ebay have the LEDs mounted on a circular flat circuit board that fits exactly within the diameter of the glass and the reflecter underneath. You can upgrade the light and still retain the original bulb underneath with no visual change to the lamp nor any destruction to the body. The power output and battery longevity are increased by a factor of 10.

[@Recalamidad]

O por un único diodo led de 1 o 3 W 12V y una batería de 3 o mejor 4 celdas de litio 18650 en serie, con su BMS, y un regulador de intensidad para el diodo led. Esto le podría dar, según el diodo y la batería, una autonomía desde 12 a 36 horas, y mucha mas luz, sin alterar la estética.

[@weneedaten]

Came out looking beautiful but then the actual output of that huge battery and bulb was so disappointing

[@benjamindminor7552]

If they made this today it would be out of wheelie bin plastic what a shame we live in a world where nothing is quality.

[@MicSokol]

In this case it doesn't apply due to the price. You can buy a Chinese aluminum torch with a rechargeable 18650 battery for 6 euros, while for this one just the battery costs 60 euros.They made them this way as they had no other available materials. BTW the Chinese torch fits in your pocket and is way more brighter than the one presented here.

[@toddphelps5030]

@Angel Ami I'ts mostly because of how much people are willing to pay. I've been a design engineer for about 14 years now and in my experience some people are not willing to pay an extra $50-$150 to have a metal vs plastic version, an extra $10-$100 for the made-in-America/Canada sticker, or the engineering cost of 5 design iterations instead of 2 (this affects the reliability and quality). Case in point I have an all metal, made-in-America miniature table saw that was $450USD. Harbor Freight has a plastic one for $40 and there are some in the $100-$250 range that are a plastic/metal combo, made in Asia. In general, people do not choose the most expensive option -- so in general, you don't want to be designing in that space. The Asian manufacturers will build to spec, so it's not automatically crappy just because it was built there.

[@Briselance]

@@toddphelps5030 Tis truly a shame we Westerners cannot support our national industries - or, rather, whatever is left of it today - at home.

[@tony001212]

@@toddphelps5030 ...what are you talking about ? there are excellents aluminum lanterns very cheaps, most of them are from American companies that usually made their products in asia because of the cheapest labor hand, this said your commentary does not make any sense.

[@tony001212]

@@Briselance ...most of the companies making their products in asia are either americans or Europeans, so what the heck are you saying ? Let's put the iphone like example, building an iphone in china cost about 256 or 300 dollars, labor hand included and how many do we have to pay for one of them ? Most of the time 1000 dollars, isn't it ? So who is the country earnings more ? China or america ? Use your brain to think, not only to have it into your head.

[@BruceBoschek]

Beautiful workmanship. Thank you.

[@theonepristinemonk5528]

I watch a few restoration channels but your attention to detail is always appreciated

[@fernandocaiado9775]

Adorei esta restauração meu amigo! Assisto aqui do Brasil e me inspira e relaxa muito parabens!!! Vamos aos proximos videos!

[@yeboi6409]

Those are some nice red large gloves

[@samschannel531]

50 hours battery life! That’s better than most modern flashlights.

[@tracybowling97]

You find the most interesting things! When we watch your videos, it's like hanging out with a good friend. That's always how I feel.

[@MusicFurler]

Maybe the inside should be silver so it reflects the light to the red light I have similar light to this and inside is chromed.

[@netmatrix75]

The inside should not be painted. Because the battery needs to touch the body in order to complete the circuit. The paint stopped that from happening. Also partly because he forgot to expose the other element that touches the inside. The switch mechanism totally had me stumped earlier because i never knew such batteries existed. hahaha.

[@nodak81]

Looked to me like the switch is what grounds the battery to the chassis to complete the circuit. The other terminal on the battery touches the tip of the bulb socket directly. The only area where paint would matter is the ring where the reflector sits, both the paint and the silicone could interfere with the circuit. Although I agree the inside should have not been painted since it wasn't originally, maybe just clear-coated to protect it.

[@keithwhisman]

Nodak81 if painted to protect the metal white is the most reflective color so pant it bright white inside to help get more light to the red lens in the back. These old lanterns gave hours of light on one battery... can’t get that with modern lights outside of using huge battery packs and like this one doing a balancing act on throwing light over battery discharge.

[@bn326160]

@@keithwhisman That's not true, LED's are way more efficiënt and you would get even longer battery life out of such a big battery.

[@peterjf7723]

@@keithwhisman What are you talking about? A modern LED bulb would give a much brighter light for many hours longer than a rubbish old incandescent lamp. I would forget about the original battery and fit a rechargeable lithium ion battery pack.

[@marilynbermudez8196]

Nice job the lamp works well.

[@TysyTube]

thank you so much 😊 Marilyn

[@marilynbermudez8196]

You welcome

[@lindak8664]

Remember when that was a bright light? Now a bright light lights up a whole suburb. That was a great resto, love the orange.

[@alexgol3280]

Тёплый свет старого фонаря! Круто!!! Warm ligt of old lamp! Cool!!!

[@tomlangley8852]

I have one exactly like this in almost excellent condition bought from a GoodWill store in Florida for a mear $3. Research indicates this is a French RailRoad Lantern from the 1910s.

[@lvonh9388]

Yes it is. Wonder was a brand who produce lamp and baterie.

[@PatricioGarcia1973]

@@lvonh9388 eveready

[@gagatube]

Congratulations on your bargain! All the information I have seen puts these lanterns in use between 1950 and 1980 approx. Although everyone (selling them) calls them "Railway" lanterns the models used by the French Railways were slightly different - they had SNCF cast into the body (rather than WONDER), they had an internal red filter that could cover the beam, and they had a mounting bracket attached to the detachable rear face (because of the bracket there was no rear red lens).

[@hennartquentin]

Belle restauration, bravo :)

[@TysyTube]

merci beaucoup 😊

[@cannskulls]

Those disassembled parts with tilt shot is absolutely gorgeous.

[@morbiddinosaur]

"For all who want to see this torch once again brightening" Yesssss, that IS why I stuck around. It's like you read my mind. *smashes subscribe*

[@TysyTube]

thank you so much 😊

[@xxDOTH3DEWxx]

Happiness can be found in the darkest of times. if only one remembers, to turn on the light - Dumbledore

[@AgeofDoom]

Great, beautifull!! Now get a XML Led and a 18650 pack battery

[@jw11432]

That's what I was thinking, upgrade it to LED, that would be a cool resto-mod.

[@TysyTube]

maybe next video

[@elisabethblackwood3921]

Why are these videos so calming?

[@maximusmock]

I would love to do this kind of work but I have 3 kids in sports all year long. Excellent camera work, great detail and the best part...no annoying music to ruin it all.

[@gbrl_ht01]

"Sa incercam becul de rezerva..." Ok, now i know, but i would never have said it!

[@0peppers]

Felicitari. Ai facut o treaba buna. :)

[@TysyTube]

thank you

[@adrianconstantin7829]

aceasta lanterna are si avantaje prin faptul da genereaza mai multa lumina intr-un spatiu inchis pe langa lanternele led? Felicitari pentru munca depusa si succes in continuare!

[@Georges-MILLION]

Belle restauration de cette lampe qui a équipé beaucoup de chef de gare pour donner le signe du départ !!! Elle est bien belle dans cette livrée orange ! Beautiful restoration of this lamp that has equipped a lot of station master to give the sign of departure! She is very beautiful in this livery orange!

[@jennysimmons4777]

That first scrape was satisfying

[@franzotto448]

eine sehr gute Arbeit, das richtige Video zu meinem Geburtstag: danke ☺☺☺ a very good job, the right video for my birthday: thank you ☺☺☺

[@TysyTube]

thank you so much 😊

[@DavidLopez-ho2mb]

Very Nice Restoration

[@TysyTube]

Thank you David👍😃

[@Tracy137]

sure it may not be as bright as the modern LED ones, but I love it. It's got a warmth to the light the modern ones don't have and it's beautiful to look at. PLUS you've saved something from being scrapped and resurrected it back to it's original use. 11/10 from me! :)

[@jsrocker1776]

I wish things today were made of the same quality. Our great grand children won't be seeing anything made today being restored 100 years from now. It won't be worth it. Great Job!

[@TysyTube]

thank you so much ☺️

[@TysyTube]

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[@flowwolf1242]

Lucky they had taken the battery out before it sat. Awesome.

[@AaaBBB-th7ok]

Real progress over videos. Thanks for taking viewers'notes into account. 👍✌

[@christastic100]

Another fabulous restoration

[@josephcote6120]

I will certainly defer to originality, but I always thought having the debossed lettering in a different color looked really good.

[@bignuance]

Check out the video by the channel, "mymechanics", he does the same lamp, but he does the embossed lettering like you said. :)

[@simonrival1613]

Dude, wearing gloves on that kind of machine is a super fast way to lose a finger or hand.

[@Titanykus]

What a COOL project, I remember very vaguely these lanterns. And for turning down the volume when using the table grinder I give you 10 👍!

[@user-lu8ig1lj3y]

Great job! I enjoy watching you perform a little miracle when you give a second life to the right things! You're a magician!

[@czfelldyt5295]

Like si bienes de un poco de todo

[@timeforkatz]

Your doorbell sounds like a landline telephone ringing, lol

[@UniqueRestorations]

Cool restoration. Nice attention to detail. Look forward to your next project.

[@perukar971]

Очень умело, красиво и старательно, приятно наблюдать за процессом реставрации

[@paultrial]

26:58 romanian spotted!

[@TysyTube]

yes

[@Vilyan]

Me too, I was like....Whaaaaat?

[@TysyTube]

salut frate

[@Vilyan]

Saluut, :) Frumos video, bine re-adusa la viata lanterna :) Felicitari and keep on with this :D

[@GheRazvann]

Si eu m-am mirat cand am vazut, toata subtitrarea a fost in engleza pana atunci si dintr- o data vad un text in romana. A iesit super misto lampa, keep up the good work.

[@narsinghnayak3178]

Nice

[@Jerepasaurus]

Gloves have massive holes. You tape them all over. "This how we save the planet!" You're absolutely adorable. lmao ♥

[@wendyjackson5716]

I love taking things apart to fix them and putting them back together. It soothes me as well, but I am not nearly as advanced as you. Great job as always, and I know it takes a long time to do all of these projects.

[@max-bikefr4929]

Un français dans la restauration cool ; )

[@Desi365]

roumain, je crois

[@TysyTube]

oui

[@matthew45230]

On connaît tous Ajax 😂

[@MikeFoxtrot87]

6:10 Like a gloooooove!!

[@TysyTube]

yes it came off very easy

[@wjf0ne]

This excellent restoration shows us what people had to put up with in the way of illumination as little as thirty years ago.

[@meerable]

Thanks for the sound control. This is very caring ;)

[@Rentta]

This could have been really interesting restomod using led's and li-ion or lipo batteries. Anyhow great job :)

[@mmercier0921]

Some collectors consider any restoration profane. Functional modification from original fixture... obscene. This was a good restoration.

[@MicSokol]

I agree with you, he could've put a modern battery inside without ruining the case, to me is useless to use a disposable 60 euro battery....

[@logannasty3240]

Reminds me a visit to the dentist

[@KitDoctor]

you picked the absolute perfect color for this thing. looks great

[@4PixelCorner]

never seen a lantern like that before, looks amazing

[@mihailro4577]

27:00 "sa incercam becul de rezerva" Esti roman? :))) Why the subtitle is in romanian at 27:00?

[@cojoceamatei06]

Cred că toată lumea s-a întrebat asta.

[@SOFYSoOo]

How do you figure out the way to disassembly every single part man :D ?

[@TysyTube]

just do it

[@TysyTube]

thank you so much 😊

[@uncelsminor]

Great restoration. I would not get a thing done. I would be watching the planes all day, every day.

[@2xrpm]

Super good job! I really like that old lantern and how it turned out. Looks outstanding!!!👍🏻

[@camiloleo13]

like si estas aqui por UN POCO DE TODO

[@skellingtonman]

Layq

[@MrEyad1990]

Where do you get all these old rusty stuff ??

[@TysyTube]

i found this at a flea market, it cost me 10€

[@HermitLadrienn]

You can find a lot of that stuff on flea markets or second hand shops

[@Driessens_Peter]

and on the trash pile

[@MrEyad1990]

@@Driessens_Peter don't think so . More likely to be in a basement somewhere waiting to be saved .

[@tonyday7233]

love that lamp, and the resto, never seen a lamp like this in Australia.

[@fd4294]

C'est malin, maintenant, m'en faut une!!! :D EXCELLENTISSIME!!! Merci pour le partage!!

[@ClimbcraftMine739]

It Looks Very Sus

[@eliasaranda2390]

😐

[@nlittleguy]

On both sides 😊

[@emmaconnell2586]

Sus?

[@granautismo786]

Ahhh they don’t make em like they used to. All plastic and cheap alluminum now.

[@dposcuro]

Pretty sure the body of that lantern is Aluminium. Also? If you look around, you will find some extremely nice flashlights/torches/lanterns still being made. They just aren't available at your local stores, because very few people are willing to spend the money for something well built and durable, when something cheap performs 80% as well, for 10% of the cost.

[@granautismo786]

Goldmarble First off, you do know there is different types and quality of aluminum. Secondly, Although I do not know for sure if this is made or not made from aluminum, It would most likely be an alloy, based off the era it was made in.

[@dposcuro]

The quality of the aluminum isn't really the problem, it is how thin they make it these days. This is definitely aluminum, due to the colour of the metal, and the fact that there is no rust anywhere on it. From the thickness of the case itself, and the general design of it, it is obviously a cast metal piece. If you made something like that out of cast stainless steel, it would probably end up weighing 10+ lbs, without the battery. Design is from the 50's or 60's, and cast aluminum was very prevalent during that time period.

[@joshuajhoyt]

@@dposcuro it's probably pot metal / zinc actually

[@DL24StaS]

I'd say it is a Zinc alloy (ZAMAK or similar). Quite typical for things like this, which need complex thin-wall castings. The white residue also looks like the kind of corrosion you'd find on Zinc alloys, not Aluminum (I see similar stuff on old carburettors all the time, and most carbs are cast Zinc alloy). Can't know for sure, of course. But yes, that thing is massively overbuilt.

[@FinalFix]

woah! That lantern!!! nice restoration!

[@357magdad]

The lantern came out really nice. I enjoyed the presentation. The rubber glove tape was funny!

[@TysyTube]

Thank you so much 😊

[@accckiy]

What in names of gods that battery?!

[@TysyTube]

yea it’s a big battery, this cost me 10 time more than lantern

[@frankstrawnation]

100 euros for a battery? Mon dieu!

[@netmatrix75]

I think if you spent money on a flip switch that you could modify inside and a regular 9V PP3 battery size would cost you way much more less. hahaha. But yes i understand you need authentic feel for this restoration.

[@ANG3LM1301]

I live near an airport too

[@dublagemtal5013]

Ficou muito bom. Parabéns!!! Brazil

[@adityakumar-qq7si]

Man I have to say watching you work is just so relaxing, thank you for your all your hard work in both the video and then editing the video.

[@TysyTube]

thank you so much 😊