Hi All,
I Think it is my Revo C13721/T's birthday this month. The Capacitor has 1/64 stamped on it so I assume it is 51 years old this month. It is amazing to think that this lantern is still working after 51 years service.
It is bad on my part that I have had this lantern about 6 years and tonight is the first time I have opened it up.
When you look at the state of the wiring it amazes me the lanterns work
However it is in very good condition for it's age.
They are a quality fitting and built to last, although I think that REVO should have gone for a easy change bowl arrangement such as that favoured by GEC. I have a couple of geared examples similar to yours and both work. In a similar vein, I've only last year fired one of them for the first time, having owned it since 2003!