Mick Emm Founder member on here and a great friend of mine and lots of collectors in the lamp world, sadly passed this morning after spending the last 3years in hospital and a care home. He had a cruel illness Lewy Body Dementia which robbed him of his mind and his mobility. I am sure many on here knew him wanted to let everyone know. Finally a couple of pictures in his happy place at Ashover light up something he loved. Cheers pete
Sorry to hear of his passing. I have come across his posts often whilst doing research. Condolences to his family.
He was a font a knowledge in the Tilley lamp world, a friendly and kind soul, sadly missed and taken too early....RIP Mick
@pete sav Oh Pete, that’s grim news indeed. You’ve told me just a fraction of the lamp collecting adventures you and Mick shared as long-time friends, or rivals if you or he happened to spot a prize lamp first! Having met Mick at Newark a number of times I feel privileged to have known him, if only fleetingly. He was easy to like and get along with, that much I could tell and his knowledge of Tilleys, in particular, was profound. I remember stopping off at Embsay heritage railway station on a trip back from York on the scenic route and being amazed by a vast collection (Micks) of Tilleys adorning the waiting room there. So sorry he’s passed and I’ll miss him. Some photos from Newark 2012. Mick with some of his collection. Me with one of his sale items, THIS Lamb paraffin stove. A group shot of CCS and CPL folk that year. Mick’s in the back row directly above Ian Marston in the green jumper at the front. Incidentally, another stalwart now deceased, Neil MacRae, is directly behind Ross, who’s 2nd from the left in the front row. John
I am very sorry to hear about Mick’s passing. Though I did not know him personally, I greatly appreciated his thoughtful and informative contributions to CPL. My condolences to his family and friends. Shinzo
A top bloke, he's probably to blame for getting me into Tilley lamps, he had so much knowledge and would happily share it, in his own way, with a dry sense of humour. Always use to chat with him at the steam rally's up and down the country, Ashover, Lincoln, Cromford and always try and stay a few yards in front of him in the auto jumble at the GDSF. He will be sadly missed. RIP Mick.
Sad news. I can only repeat what has already been said, a great and knowledgeable guy who'll be missed by many. My condolences.
Thanks for posting Peter. Very sad news indeed. One of the nicest, proper real 'characters' I've had the pleasure of knowing for many years. First met him at Embsay Railway & swapped addresses in the pre internet days. Had many adventures looking for brass & paperwork. I have him to thank for my stove room I'm sat in now & this fantastic cutaway stove & many happy memories Shine on you Crazy Diamond
So sorry to hear the news of Mick's passing, and my condolences go to all his family and friends. I first met him over 34 years ago when the lamp community was a very different place with no emails and no internet. At Newark, Mick had a small stand with a few Tilleys, it was our first ever meeting, but such is the trust among collectors that he asked me to mind his stand for a bit while he went to have a look around. After that we corresponded regularly through snail mail, and between us we put together a "timeline" of Tilley stormlights, noting all the differences between models over the years, something that had never been attempted before. We made all the information freely available to anyone we met on our travels around the antique fairs. Later, I acquired some free webspace on Compuserve, which I used to put together a simple list of pressure lamp manufacturers, the world's first ever pressure lantern website, albeit very basic. The internet opened up great possibilities and pioneers like Ross and Neil in the UK, and Fil in the USA soon had a good handle on the collecting scene, and Mick continued to contribute freely to all the new information coming in. Old Age and ill health have won the battle with some of the original collectors, (most recently James Virgo in Gloucestershire) and I myself, now in my 80s, have shrunk my collection to a dozen or so favourites, and can no longer maintain a web presence, but I remember Mick with great fondness, both in the UK and in Australia where he met up with Stuart Barclay in 1998 down south while I was isolated up north in Queensland, and I owe much of my love of pressure lamps to Mick's never ending enthusiasm. Rest in Peace, Mick.
Thank you, Alan. I only spoke to Mick twice. First was to tell him about the passing of Jim Dick. And then a short time afterwards to have a discussion about his relationship with Jim. But I’m sure over the years I’ve read almost every contribution Mick made to this forum. Tony
