Tilley wall lamp

Hi fellas, i have a variation to a wall lamp. Dated 1/61, it has a frame type arragement to hang or sit by. I have the type with screw in feet, and the hanger part goes through a slot in the rim. Ive seen a wall lamp with the hanger fixed inside the rim. Something to see bit different. Any ideas or info much to share.

 

Not too common that one.
See Neils here.

 

Not too common at all. I don't think I have seen more than a couple in the UK. I found mine in a field in Germany. WL25 and SL61 are not listed by Tilley in August 1961 so this variation is the last of the wall lamps. ::Neil::

 

A very lucky find!

 

Were you metal detecting Neil?

 

That's what i thought!!!

 

You keep turning them up.

That looks to have suffered the same problem as some of the 246B's of the time (if over pumped the internal solder seam starts to tear leading to a bulging base)
See - (Tilley X246 (1954-56))

 

@Graham P
The base dose look distorted / buldged

 

@Darryl Durdin

If the centre of the base extends further than the rim, it is definitely a blown tank.

tony

 

A lucky find Darryl! Hope you can sort out the fount.