Michael and i bought some X246 early this year and the person said i have this other lamp its much bigger, when i get around to it i will send you the photos let me know if you are interested. So of course we said okay, to our surprise this is what they had, now it's ours. The last photo shows a cover that my lovely wife made for me, as we do a lot of polishing in the shed. I haven't decided if we will restore the lamp yet.
That's a great find. The FL6 is my favourite lamp and very rewarding to fettle. If you do decide to restore it, let us see the result of your labours.
Hello all, I forgot to add some action shots. I have left this FL6 in original condition, so far, that is. So here are some money shots. Thanks.
These so epitomise the larger Tilley's. Indeed, T W Sands and Co always had one in their shop window in Elizabeth Street, Melbourne when I was young, and I would stand their and marvel at it. A wonderful acquisition.
My goodness Brian that statue doesn’t half stand out in the light. Perhaps your lovely wife should make a cover for her! Great light by the way.
Thanks everyone for their comments. Not as heavy as you might think, I'm not sure about the weight, others members will know.
Interesting that they gave the export weight in quarters of a UK hundredweight i.e 28lbs and 4lbs = 32lbs = 14.51 Kg. - including packing tho. Anyway I think that everyone should have a FL6 ! - of all my Tilleys it is the one that consistently makes me smile the most.. Congrats Team BL
A great light up. I can't remember seeing the CP rating stated anywhere for these larger Tilleys. Wonder what would that be. These were certainly meant to be work lamps...railways, construction, industrial... I suppose they were first introduced in the later 1930s. I still believe Tilley made or introduced their best lamps and lanterns when the British Empire was still a Global Superpower. Nevertheless, production continued till the early 60s? That's a pretty long run for any model. After WWII, I believe England had endured hard times and the British Empire was fast declining during this period, (1940s and 50s). It must have negatively affected the Tilley Company.
@MYN FL was used in the Danish Civil Defense, so there are many of them in Denmark. Considering the brightness, it is a 300 cp. Tilley states in their catalog that it has a 5000 Mean Reflected Candle power. Tom
The burner on the FL6 is rated at 250cp. The "reflected" light output was rated at 5000cp. Over the years there has been much discussion about this and other "two armed burner" Tilley lamps. Tilley made a mantle specifically for this burner (No. 191), but if you have good quality mantles that shrink appropriately, they and standard Tilley 164 mantles work well enough. See the contribution of @Mackburner regarding the FL6 burner in this thread: FL6 Mantles... Cheers Tony @MYN @Tom Pedersen
Since the FL6 has such a large structure, I wonder if fitting in a 500cp or higher rating burner plus mantle would create a super beast?
