100 Tilleys 4 Tilley

@Phil Harris

Phil Harris posed a comment, a while ago about Tilley's original patent being 100 years old on 20 July; being tomorrow Wed 20 July. Here is his post:

Tilley’s 1922 patent 100th anniversary

I am suggesting a definite challenge to get 100 Tilley's of any type lit around the world on Wednesday; surely not that hard.

Let's call it 100 Tilleys 4 Tilley.

Phil suggested he was lighting 20 Tilleys at an event.

I am going to try for a modest 8 and have built a hanger specially for it. That's 28 in total so far. Can you help and safely light 1 or 2 more. I realise @Buggerlugs could just about single handedly achieve the total but, it's not a competition, just a contribution from as many lampies as possible to safely light up some Tilley lamps. Gives us an excuse too to light up though here in Victoria, Australia it is that cold presently the heat could be very useful.

I am not asking folk to compete just add a few more to the tally; one or two would be fantastic.

If you can post back to this thread after Wednesday and by say Saturday, with the following information:
a) country involved
b) how many Tilleys of any kind that you lit on Wednesday 20th.
c) (optional) a photo

I will then produce a map a few days later to show the countries involved and the numbers achieved.

A picture would be nice too but not necessary just your advice on if you lit any up and the number. Perhaps consider posting the picture in the action gallery but still letting us know here how many you lit.

Thanks for considering this.

Have fun and stay safe.

 

I'm in and will post them here with all the information.

 

Thanks mate but in truth there are plenty more members on this Forum that would make my collection look like a modest collection at best.
I myself would love to see @Anthony Big Bertha in action.

 

Count me in. I’ll have something special to share

 

I refer to the unprecedented temperatures being experienced in the UK and parts of western Europe. So sad to hear of fires in the countryside and some cities. Hope you all stay safe.

Naturally, under the circumstances no-one would expect people in these areas to be lighting anything that would add to the risk. In Australia such a day would be declared a Total Fire Ban day and no flames would be lit outside.

So far only Australians, where we are having bitterly cold days, have indicated an interest and we will carry the can for this celebration perhaps with some members from the USA, New Zealand and South Africa if they are interested and have a Tilley lamp or product.

So still a great milestone to celebrate but just in countries where it is safe to do so.

@Phil Harris
@Buggerlugs
@Darryl Durdin

 

Will join in from Germany

 

I’m going to kick it off.
This is a Tilley PL54.
The tank,cock valves and pre heater are original as saved from the tip. I’ve had it sitting for a while, the 100 Tilley 4 Tilley had inspired me to get it working and show some thing special .1931-1935

 

Well saved daryl

 

Ordinarily I would be at head of any line for this kind of thing but i am currently about 1000km from my Tilleys
Next time!
Good luck everyone
C

 

Hello all, here is my contribution for the 100 years of Tilley.
a) Australia Melbourne
b) 12 lamps.
From left to right: PL53, EX4, EX100 WW11 Steel Fount, Pork Pie Version 3 with Black Hood, X246 Guardsman Brown Hood Version 1, X246 Guardsman Spectrum Plated Version 1, X246 Guardsman Spectrum Plated Version 2, X246A, X246B, TL106, TL136 and last but not least R55 Heater
@Darryl Durdin very nice mate.



Enjoy and thanks.

 

My contribution
Central Coast , Australia
9 lamps

Indoors - L to R - ML 98, TL 10, TL 106



In the shed (it's raining) L to R - X246, X359, X246B, X246B, X246



Before it rained. SL 1

 

Hi Fellas, you all have very impressive Tilleys, great displays, thanks for shareing

 

I just got in and had heaps of hassles getting some
Lamps to operate correctly. I think issue is some were last checked a while ago. In the end a disappointing 6 and I was really hoping for a lot more. FL6 eventually settled down and worked ok. BR49 good. 3 X246 all ok and two of these were pork pies. Last one was a tilley home made copy of a CS56. Well done to those who have submitted numbers so far. Great pictures. I'll collate totals on weekend as some still to happen with time difference.

My contribution of 6 Tilleys alight.

 

Here's another. A porkpie from Namibia relocated to South Africa.

 

Tonight would have been awkward for me as Wednesday night is quizz night at the local pub so I lit mine last night BUT had them burning until around 01:45 U.K. time so nicely on the 20th.

My contribution L to R, KL80, Hospital lamp, SDR, TL136 with 169 vapouriser, PL53 from 1938, TL10, AL15A and OL50 on the grass.

 

Got the TL10 going as well.

 

Cuppa with the TL10

 

Here's my contribution


From left to right, first model pork pie, pl53,br49A, speculum x246

 

I’m on holiday in Scotland and of this collection of paraffinalia (plus one carbide lantern and a Biolite fan-assisted wood stove and grill) …




… brought just one Tilley.




THIS Tilley CS56 for which I initially had just a burner complete with air intake ‘buttons’, a Guardsman lamp fuel tank, a CS56 vapouriser and I constructed a pot rest frame, windshield and inner and outer burner caps.





John

 

X246A

 

I could manage to light just one. It was a test of a Viton pump washer newly received from the Fettlebox.

I'm pleased to report success. No leaks and much less closing torque needed.





1964 X246B

 

Here is an old photo which shows one of my Tilley Jacobean lamps lit.

 

My contribution.
1 Tilley X246b
in Germany

 

Looking good so far.

 

You mean you've more than one ? That's just being greedy.

 

Late to the party, but all started before midnight in Hendon on 20 July 2022.


[Tilley X246 with X359 Hood (June 1958)]

My tribute to Jim Dick.


“David”, the indispensable test lamp.



[Tilley EX93]


[Tilley KL80]


Cheers

Tony

 

Now we are getting closer.

 

I have some more just didn’t get time to post.

my AL15

Ex4. V2

my SDR.

my Tilley t-shirt

my vase lamp, home made vase

my Rijkswaterstaat, very cool.
5 of my cool Tilleys
I had minor issues with some as I haven’t used them, all good fellas great show and better than watching television

 

Very good Henry.
Yes, I was fortunate to obtain another one.

 

I count 67 lit Tilley lamps and lanterns.
Did we miss the 100 globally??