This is an Agee Pyrex teardrop globe made for TS Nettlefold & Sons (Melbourne, Australia). It is the same size as the Tilley pre-WWII teardrop globe (No. 182, before the "onion" globe was introduced). "Heat Resisting/Nettlefold &Sons/Melb/Agee Pyrex" I'm not sure of when it was made. I placed it on a Tilley EX93 here. Cheers Tony
That is a lovely piece of glass you have there, it must be very rare. It really completes the lamp you fitted it to. I love the old Tilley globe's with the shield logo sandblasted on, but this trumps them. A great find.
Doing a bit of snooping around I find that this glass was made by Australian Consolidated Industries. ACI. And so were these.
Ok I got one just 3 days ago, it was on an EX4 and I didn't notice until I got home. I brought it because I thought it was a Tilley shield globe, but when I got home I was cleaning it with methylated spirits and noticed Nettlefold and son. So I did a search and found yours. That's why I asked the question. I was even happier as it was a Nettlefold globe, which I didn't have one. So I'm very happy.
I am, and the price of the EX4 with the globe was a real bargain. Thanks. How many globes do you know of from other members collections?
