Was not even looking for lamps and came across two T10s in an antiques shop in Cornwall. Girlfriend was a bit fed up of me prattling on about lamps (she is yet to have a lamp next to her on a cold evening) and have been avoiding them whilst we are on holiday but when you don't look, things seem to be found! Paid 50 quid for the better looking one and plan to sympathetically restore it. I do not think the glass is original, it is stamped Bialaddin in red but the shape looks different to those on here. I already have a set of seals which I purchased for a 320 but never used - will these work? Is the paint enamel? If I was to restore the paintwork, I guess it would be car sprays be the best thing? Cheers!
Yes, that's a later replacement globe. The original would have had a rounded shoulder rather than the angled one now fitted. I'd leave the tank alone but spray the riser to suit. I'd imagine the 320 seals kit would be fine, depending on what size filler cap washer you've got...
It looks to be in good order, nice find. The original glass for the T10, T20 and 310 lantern is curved at the bottom, if the glass has a square corner, it was meant for the 315 and 320 lanterns. If you insist on the lamp being correct, check out item T805 on this page Vapalux,& Bialaddin Lantern Spares The 320 seal set will be fine. Apart from the earlier tank which had a larger filler cap, the seals are the same for all Vapalux/Bialaddin lamps and lanterns. Yes, automotive paint is bset.
Have found another T10 lamp which I think has the correct globe on it, rounded bottom stamped. Bialladin Phoenix. Whole lamp is £50 in quite a sorry state. Is it worth purchasing just for the globe? Or do these globes come up quite often. thanks
Well, Base-Camp has T805 globes for £29.95 and you'd need to add a bit for postage and packing - say a fiver, so ~£35 for the globe. Is the rest of the lamp worth ~£10 as spares? (assuming you can knock him down 10% from his asking price). That's how I'd be looking at it...
I was just thinking that an original period globe would be more desirable but having looked online and these seem to be quite brittle and easy to break in normal use.
No, I don't think they're any more brittle or easy to break than the later globe. Having said that, if I was going to light a T10, I'd probably use a later globe and keep the original for display. purposes. Accidents happen...
So, got back home and within an hour had the lamp in pieces. Replaced the seals which had obviously corroded but left the ones which seemed good. Also did not get the NRV out as did not have tools and did not change the jet cleaner packing seal. Was absolutely filthy, cleaned cr@p out of everything but when I was putting it back together it was making pressure which was very exciting! Lamp lit! VERY sooty, lots of black smoke and glass is filthy again. The pump like to pop out on its own, which I think will be solved by changing the NRV seals and the jet cleaner nob is weeping slowly. This I think is why I have to keep pumping to maintain light.
Sharp looking lamp; a new NRV seal will fix you up. was it the meths that blackened the globe or did it want a longer preheat?
The wick/spirit cup was quite dirty, did flush it with paraffin before but it was well used. Not really had that much smoke from meths before so guess it was some residual dirt.
