I’ve started on the Gloria pile!

Before I start Tony , a question . Am I included in your last will and testament under appendix G?
Let me just say it’s great to see these scarcities coming back to life under the protection of a great custodian
Keep up the good work !
The Collins Brothers is a ripper and as we’ve already discussed has a few anomalies that differ from most being the vent , preheat cup, valve knob and fount ( base rim ) Here are my two examples and to date three different fuel knobs, two different vent styles , two different founts and two style of pre heater cups have been discovered on the one model
I won’t steal your thunder but let you elaborate as I appreciate the research you and others are going k
Cheers

 

Thanks, Andrew.

There is much to discover about the Collins Bros/Gloria stable.

Thank you for your interest and collaboration in this quest.

Matt Purtell has found some very interesting information on the Gloria/Collins Bros nexus, and this is reflected in Neil McRae's recent revisions of the "PLC" (https://classicpressurelamps.com/threads/the-plc-pressure-lamp-catalogue.13642/).

More shall be revealed... (after I come back from a week in the wild west coast of Tasmania).


Cheers

Tony

 

Well saved!

 

I’ve added this to the Gloria pile.



Cheers

Tony

 

Is it as big as it looks?

 

Yes...

 

And compared to similar size lamps from other manufacturers, HEAVY !

@Tony Press if you don't have, or can't find, an original glass, one for a Petromax 835 fit's nicely in the reflector.

Henry.

 

An impressive lamp indeed and happy fettling!

 

Thanks, Henry.

I'm putting an order together for a few glasses from Europe.

Cheers

Tony

@Henry Plews

 

Well, it’s a noisy bastard. Here working with a 500cp test mantle. I’ll swap a smaller mantle on to it now that it’s working properly.



Cheers

Tony

 

NEXT:



Cheers

Tony

 

It looks to be in good nick.

 

@JEFF JOHNSON

It is in pretty good condition.

I’m taking it apart to clean, and to de-rust the steel nuts and bolts, but hopefully I don’t have to do any serious repair or paintwork. It’s has many small nuts and spring washers, so I’m making sure I take lots of photos so that I can put it all back in the right places.



Tony

 

Lots of photos are a good idea!

 

I’m falling in love with this heavy monster.

Lots of parts, but logical assembly.

This lamp is in good condition and appears to be little used. I’m slowly working through cleaning it and treating the rusty nuts and bolts. I want to keep it as close to “cleaned as found” as I can, but there will a few things that need treatment. I’m aiming for it to be something you’d expect that was maintained and released from the quartermaster’s store.





Cheers

Tony

 

That's progress!

 

Who is a happy boy, then?



This is a fabulous lamp. It’s the heaviest, and brightest, lamp I’ve come across...

I’m looking for a rig to set it up on my veranda so it’s up high.

I’ve to get some portrait shots, and then sort through the many photos I took while pulling it apart and putting it back together. It should be in the Gallery by the end of the week.

Cheers

Tony

 

Glorious!

 

What a fantastic project. Congratulations on the first light, she looks great.
Cheers
Pete
@Tony Press

 

It looks good Tony.

 

@Tony Press Looking GOOD !

Yes, they are heavy, I'm glad I got mine when I did. Goodness knows what it would cost nowadays to get something that weight back to the old country.

Henry.

 

Henry

When I’m doing my photshoot on it later today, I’ll fill it a weigh it.

Cheers

Tony

@Henry Plews

 

Are you taking guesses in the weight Tony ??

 

@Anthony

I’m open to a punt on the loaded weight...

Cheers

Tony

 

I realised I've got too many photos of this rig. So I'm still sorting through them.

In the meantime...




Cheers

Tony

 

Well fettled!

 

What a truly marvellous looking lamp, stunning.

Stevie

 

Grand job @Tony Press

 

The Gloria 400 is now in the Reference Gallery here:

Gloria 400 (Australia)

The fettle of it is here:

Gloria 400: Full breakdown, fettle, and re-assembly.

Cheers

Tony

 

Next cab off the rank:






This is exactly as I found it, and it certainly doesn’t look like it has been repaired, fettled, or modified.

Cheers

Tony

@Mackburner