I've little knowledge of the five orders of architecture, beyond their names - Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian and Composite. Having said that, Corinthian seems to be one of the most ornate and, as far as I can see, the Tilley offering bears little resemblance to it. I wonder why that name was chosen for the column over any of the others. Did Tilley ever use it officially or is it a name that's just been acquired informally over the years? Anybody got a clue..? I've just checked and they look more Doric to me - without the square abacus at the top of course...
Hello David, I think that the correct term is fluted brass column. But the term Corinthian column is often used in reference to the vertical ridges. However, it may not be a totally precise term, Jeff.
Yes, I noticed that Neil uses the term 'fluted' in the PLC. I agree; Corinthian column isn't entirely (or in any way!) accurate but 'Doric column' just sounds plain daft!
The main column types actually are more about the capstones than the column itself. However whilst Greek Ionic Doric and Corinthian columns tend to be fluted, Roman columns were different and from what I found only the Corinthian was fluted. I tend to avoid these classical terms though as David noted because they just don't describe the TL 10 handle correctly. Here are the main classical columns. There are lamps with classical column types though. These are US made Powerlight lamps and they added a much more classical cap type. ::Neil::
