BAT L'ABEILLE Nr. 76 - Export to France
The Bat 158, which this lantern is, was manufactured from 1950 until 1989 by the VEB STURMLATERNE WORK - Beierfeld. This particular lantern is circa 1960's.
L'Abeille means "BEE"
The globe is etched an portrays the Bat (Fledermaus) holding a lantern in its' mouth.
Mel - Owner (Friday, 01 December 2023 07:37)
Hello Gonzalo,
I use Metal Rescue to remove all the rust off of my lanterns. You can read about restoration in the link lower left in the navigation bar. If you have more specific questions, please use the main contact form. This area is for general comments only.
Mel
gonzalo (Friday, 01 December 2023 01:02)
Its beautiful! I have 2 lanterns like this model one question; how did you remove the oxide off it?
Thank you,
Ivaylo Toshev (Sunday, 26 June 2022 13:18)
Hello!
I'm from Bulgaria. I have the same lantern, inherited from my grandfather. I can't find glass for it here. If you can give me any link to buy glass I would be grateful.
Greetings
Ivaylo Toshev
Herr Mammut von Laternenmann (Thursday, 01 December 2016 11:44)
I've missed looking at this one somehow! It is BEEautiful ! ! !
Mel'ABEILLE, you have such grat luck in finding the rare and unique.
Thank you for sharing........
Herr Mammut (Saturday, 10 September 2016 19:40)
Beautiful! I've never seen a 158 with the bee on the font. Great bat & lantern logo on the globe. It's a shame that it's fragile paint and not acid etched frost.