Wandering around my local second hand outlet, I spied a mini flood made by the Bullfinch Company. On the label it states it is for either butane or propane and there are two different model numbers: 1224 or 1225. 1225 is stamped inside the grille while 1224 is etched on both halves of the glass. It was found in Fort William on the west coast of the Highlands and given the very long gas pipe that came with it plus the substantial bracket arrangement I suspect it might have been used on board a fishing boat as the maritime industry was and still is a major factor round here. I haven't lit it yet as the gas connector is not one I'm used to and it certainly won't fit on a standard calor gas or butane bottle. Once I've sorted out how to connect a gas supply I'll add a mantle and get it going. I looked in the Gallery under Great Britain for a Bullfinch section and there isn't one. Is this because they only made gas lanterns or are Bullfinch listed somewhere else?
@ColinG Bullfinch only made/make ‘gassies’. The Gallery listings originated for ‘classic’ pressure lamps and the only gassies appear in there because their manufacturer made pressure lamps before they made gassies.
Interesting find Colin and it looks in good condition. The gas fitting is a POL that fits the larger 9kg Propane tanks. They have a LH thread. You should be able to get an adapter to fit your gas bottle.
Fair enough, John. I thought that might be the case... just wondered if I'd missed a manufacturers folder!
Excellent info, I'll have to look out for one as I'd like to get it going if I can. After all it looks simple enough!
Hi Colin - I love these. Not really out passion but great fun. Your connector is definitely a propane one. All propane bottles in the UK use this left hand thread connector. The butane ones come with variations (threaded or clip-on) and I have never had the patio gas. I think you are missing a bit of the clamp. No great loss as it is not so helpful in the garden. I love the glass guard on yours ! Bullfinch floodlight I like to replace the gas pipe on old stuff, and I am sure you will decide about the regulator. However I will say that most butane regulators are set at 29mbar. Most camping shop propane regulators run at 37mbar. The adjustable valve one (bullfinch branded) that came with mine goes from .35 to 2 Bar. This makes sense as the lamp says run at 15Psi which is about 1Bar, or 1034mbar to be precise. So I think your best course is to try find a propane bottle, put new pipe on and use the existing regulator. If that is dud then look for an adjustable one (sold for catering or welding) Good works !
The links below show relevant information. https://bullfinch-gas.co.uk/downloa...d-manuals/48-1225-miniflood-instructions/file https://bullfinch-gas.co.uk/?__cf_c...mP36T1PVzb87HIsIISvNs-1723304564-0.0.1.1-3775 bullfinch (gas equipment) limited floodlights - Google Search
Wow guys, great information! I'll be following up on all of this when I've sorted out my FREE Quad SA 520C, and 520F amps that are having their capacitors swapped out. Found them being chucked out of a small independent cinema - unbelievable! Purchased a Quad 34 pre-amp and am in the middle of getting everything set up. Using the SA 520C and keeping the 520F as a spare. It's honestly insane what people throw away! If anyone's interested I could post about it in the open forum when it's all finished.
That’s incredible … I got my turntable in a similar way weirdly enough when I was working at What Hi-Fi? (Vinyl is another passion…). That’s a very very good find
*Update on the amps. One of them has a blown left channel, the other has a hopefully minor problem on one channel which is much quieter than it should be. A mate is an electrical engineer and is determined to fix them both! Since then I purchased a Pro-ject RPM1 Genie 2 record deck. It's a weird bit of kit but it sounds good. Busy chasing down mains hum like you do which is when you realise why everyone swapped over to CDs! Still fun though!
