I have spent a couple of hours researching this, but I am still confused !! I got the lamp in the picture very cheaply from a house clearance store. Some new seals, a polish and a new mantle and away it went I have seen some 300X with a hood that has lots of ventilation holes around the periphery, are they the earlier ones ? Is mine a 60's one ? Any help would be much appreciated.
Hullo thats a nice 300x @ghost123uk here is some information from the fine book by Ian Ashton.. well worth getting and on the next page… Regards pb
Thanks PB, I reckon that clarifies it for me as to roughly what year / model It cost me £6 from a huge house clearance type place. The only thing it needed was a filler cap seal, I used a Vitron "O" ring I had in my bits box that fits just fine, stripping it down (a bit) and a couple of hours of (gentle) polishing. Currently running on a Tilley mantle, but I have just ordered a couple of proper V42 from Base Camp.
