1889 Mini Flamethrower: Restoration and Investigation

I rummaged through the entire Internet in search of information about the manufacturer of this blowtorch. All I could find was the name of the inventor - G. Barthel (Gustav Barthel) and the fact that his factory was in Dresden. Everything about his biography remains a mystery to me. But on the other hand, I found his namesake, who lived at the same time - G. Barthel (Guido Barthel).
And the most interesting thing is that if Gustav produced devices related to the flame, then Guido actively promoted the process closely related to fire - cremation !!!
Surprisingly, an interesting coincidence.
What do you think about this. Perhaps you have more information about Gustav Barthel.

Recovery process:

First of all, I completely disassembled the blowtorch. This is simply incredible, the lamp is completely made of non-ferrous metal, which is why it has been preserved in excellent condition!
Brass is a rather soft metal, so mechanical cleaning with coarse abrasives is not suitable. For cleaning, I used a carbon remover. In my opinion, he did his job perfectly!
He also removed all the dents on the case, and traces of the adjustable wrench (someone in the past did not think at all that the wrench had left burrs on the body of the soldering torch).

After cleaning, I reassembled the lamp in the reverse order, eliminated all fuel smudges and made the first start!!!

The blowtorch turned out to be powerful enough, much more powerful than a modern gas burner. But the big problem with a blowtorch is that it takes a lot of preparation and time to light it.

I enjoyed working with this ancient device, I hope you enjoy my video.

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