Identify this Tilley lamp please!

Hi all, would appreciate you identifying this lamp please. I've just inherited two of them!

Cheers!

 

Tilley X246A, you will be able to date it with the numbers underneath the tank.

 

Welcome aboard!

 

Welcome from Queensland Australia @John Taylor
As Gary said, Tilley X246A. It looks like a good project to start on for a restoration.
Looking forward to seeing your future posts.
Cheers
Pete

 

Welcome to CPL @John Taylor .
It should clean up nicely.

 

@John Taylor

Hi John and welcome to the forum. A couple of good lamps to get going on, enjoy the ride!
You should be aware that two lamps might be a breeding pair.....

 

Thanks for the welcome folks, Where's the best place in UK to acquire a complete service kit for the lamps please?

Cheers

John

 

The Fettle Box, see top right of this page.

 

Hi John and Welcome..... That should scrub up well!

 

Hello and welcome that will be an excellent start to collecting Tilley lamps, good luck and can't wait to see the money shot, enjoy yourself.

 

Welcome, new member here as well and refurbishing two 246A. Hopefully have new seals kits installed and lite this time home

 

Success! Now using for my overnight carp fishing. Perfect!

 

I would not call that a succes, looks like its not burning right.
Did you open the valve all the way ? You can't "control" the light output, its on/off.

 

Yes, it looks like it needs pumping up and/or a damned good pricking...

 

Nice photo and very peaceful fishing spot but yep. Looks like the mantle is not bright enough, unless the photograph was digitally ‘enhanced’ on purpose. In any case you got it going, well done. Now watch out for the ‘fettling bug’. More dangerous or contagious than Covid.