Phosco P152 after restoration.

5 years ago, I had completed a very complicated restoration for someone, and this is what i had in return, hands down the most incomplete and battered lantern I've ever had in my life. Missing the gear cover, lamp support and original gear, its knackered bowl and broken hinge further adding to its problems, it just ended up being stored outdoors rotting away.

Upon hearing a NOS bowl had been found for it, I decided to undertake the extremely difficult restoration. It ended up being converted to a gearless lantern, a new lamp support was fabricated, the hinge repaired, and the photocell hole filled in, before a complete respray to freshen the whole lantern up.

Today the bowl arrived, so for the first time, the lantern was able to be made complete once again. I am so proud of this one, I highly doubt I'll beat a turnaround that's as good as this. Tomorrow I shall be giving this some power, for its first time as a complete lantern.