I say ‘mostly’ because this ‘converible’ lantern/stove is Tilley hood/burner/vapouriser/valve and Buflam tank and - in stove mode - silent burner/pot rests/pan ring. The result of THIS project. ‘Mostly’ too because of this threesome, a Tilley X359 (with reproduction hood and ‘Tillite’ quick-lighter) and a Tilley PL53. John
I envy you both your skills and certainly your ingenuity John. Would love to settle my beer debt with you at your collection.
Great finish. Congratulations on your completion. I might make a copy of your work someday. Please allow me to introduce your work at that time. thank you.
@Harder Sorensen @Buggerlugs @Jean J @Camp numao Thanks for the kind words, Harder, BL, Jean, CN (and emojis! @podbros) John
a bit of an understatement after all your work, then the presentation then the videos did get me thinking about why hadn’t Tilley done a speculum PL (or did they?) .. I suppose it was a workhorse and there was a polished brass version?
@podbros Hey, welcome approval nevertheless. I too wondered whether there was ever a speculum plated PL tank. The gold paint-on-brass seems to have been a long-standing Tilley characteristic. I’ve seen Tilley tanks stripped and polished of course … (Done it myself: my CS56 stove) …. but factory? Regarding the hood, I can’t decide whether speculum plated brass was an economy option or an upgrade on the enamelled steel version.
Hiya, I was only going on what I have seen and read, really? looking at some of the 30’s PLs in the gallery they may have lost all their paint and then been polished but I thought I had read that they were polished too? I have got one older pl tank with a spigot that someone has stripped as you can see where it has been ‘keyed’ for the paint to get a hold, and another the same age that looks like it was always polished? ..also the brass looks better quality.. no copper speckles .. .. I think the post war brass pls were just painted gold.. no polished ones Glad to be corrected and hope I’m not hogging or going off tropic :-) Thanks pb
