ML93 or KL80?

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  1. Tero Rapo Finland

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    Hello everyone!

    TL106 is completed and onto the next one.

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    Can you determine from the tank whether this model is ML93 or KL80? There are no markings on the bottom. Unfortunately, there was no ceiling or wall bracket included. Luckily, my wife had a suitable copper pot in her storage, which, with some modifications, serves as a base for the lamp. Handles are also included, so the lamp can be easily carried around. :)

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  2. ROBBO55

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    Welcome to CPL @Tero Rapo
    That's a nice TL106. :thumbup:
    The second lamp is a ML 93 if it has the Opal shade or a ML94 if it is fitted with the glass globe only.
    It looks good mounted in the copper pot.
     
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    Check your ML to see if there is a date stamped on the side of the tank near the top. It will be obscured by the paint it’s there at all.

    Cheers

    Tony
     
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    Your table lamp is working well.:thumbup::thumbup:
    The ML., has been repainted at some point in time, if the paint job was original then it would not be so white and the top would be polished brass and the link below shows my example.
    The pot as a holder is a fine improvisation!:thumbup::thumbup:

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    Looking fantastic there mate, I also love the pot as a holder, it seems to fit well.
     
  6. Tero Rapo Finland

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    Thanks for the answers. :)

    I've been wondering about that painted upper part too. In some earlier pictures, it looks too white. The correct shade is cream white, practically the same color as TL 106. It might have been repainted, but the paint finish is so good that it must be factory-made.


    I'll leave it as it is though.



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