Hey all, This hadn’t any paint when I got it, and the porcelain was all gone from the shade, but after a little paintwork by me and re-porcelaining by Independence Porcelain & Enamel, as well as new seals, she’s back to kind of new-looking. Original globe; repro globe retainer springs from Base Camp UK. Not sure what year this might be from; any ideas are more than welcome! Enjoy! Ulf.
Nice restoration,@Ulf. If the gallery is original to the lamp, it’s post WWII. Is the smoke/heat bell original to the lamp? Tony
Thanks lads. Tony, yes, I believe that the smoke/heat bell is original, although not ‘ruffled’ like many. It certainly had very equivalent patina and signs of wear to the rest of the lamp. Ulf.
Thanks Jean! You know, I'm not yet sure if I'll fire it up or not. Probably in time it will become irresistible . . . The re-porcelain job, which included sandblasting off the remains of the old coating, prep, and recoating cost $125, with a turnaround time of about 5 weeks. So I thought not too bad. Ulf.
It's a splendid lamp! The heat deflector is not a Tilley product, but it will do the job and the link below shows another IL-47 which is complete with it's original heat deflector and the IL-47 was introduced in 1947 and was marketed for about 10 years. IL 47
