This is one of Churchill's 'Secret Army' bunkers, set up to form the backbone of the British Resistance in the event of an invasion in 1940:- Spot the deliberate mistake...
No masks, either - some people! It's an underground bunker - sorry, should have mentioned that! Anyway, the guy Churchill selected to head this clandestine venture was Peter Fleming, brother of Ian Fleming. Every day's a school day...
Why be upset ? If the lantern leaks, the paraffin will float on the water, so as long as the water is drawn off at the bottom of the container, there's no problem. Anyway, a drop or two of kero won't do you too much harm, it keeps you regular.
And frequent, too! Anyway, I just love these time-travelling lanterns. The X246B which went back to the night in 1942 when the Dutch royal family phoned Buckingham Palace to ask George and Elizabeth to put them up for a while was a good one. But better was the Bialaddin that travelled back to make an appearance on 'The Edwardian Farm'...
Kero on top of the water is no problem. Us country folk always tip a cup full of kerosene into our drinking rain water tanks to keep the mosquitoes down. the kero spreads out floating on top. It prevents the mosquito larvae from breathing, something to do with the weakening of the waters surface tension. Just saying ........ Cheers Pete @Alex Smith
Saw a Tilley 246B make a time trip to the mid-1930's, in a Poirot episode taking place in Egypt! It's hanging on the side of a tent! Producers spend a fortune on the period dress only to screw it up with a "time traveling lantern"!
Gentlemen, You both raise valid points, made me smile. However I'll stick to my general rule of not mixing Petroleum, Oils and Lubricants with drinking water. It has stood me well thus far @AussiePete @Henry Plews
@Alex Smith I’m about to turn 69 years old, and have been drinking kerosene treated tank water for most of my life ...... so perhaps I’ll burn very well at my cremation in 40 years time ...
But . . . they're immiscible. The oil floats on top allowing potable water to be drawn off at the bottom.
