So I have got this old lamp and any time soon the mailman will bring a globe for it. So far so good. 8) But then the globe should be attached, somehow - I have seen on old pictures how a thread is spun around the globe and apparently hung on the air vents...? Is this thread something to buy or should I produce it myself? What would it typically be made of?
Jorgen One side of the wire hangs off an air vent, the other hangs off a small hook welded to the side of the hood (because the vents are not 180 degrees form each other. PT me if you need any help in making one. I made one here: Kayen AP2 Cheers Tony
Thanks Tony. The one you made looks good! But now I am in doubt if I have the right hood - mine does not have anything extra welded on it and it has a shade (like a hat) so a wire holder like yours would not be possible to apply.
Part of your problem is you have a PL53 not an EX100. Could be an EX100 with the wrong hood of course. Either way want a PL53 globe holder. Have a look at PL53 lamps in the galleries and you will see what the globe holder looks like. Repros are available. ::Neil::
Yes, thank you, a PL53 it will be. Just thought that the one-piece handle was used only on the EX? A globe holder has been ordered, a proper handle will be watched for and then one more thing must be resolved: the air vents are somehow wrong: they are missing the outer part - should there be something added to them or do I have the wrong type of burner?
During WW2 a version of PL53 was made like yours with a one piece handle. Mostly they are steel tanks but as with all things Tilley at the time just about any combination of metals is possible. We did think for a long time that these were EX100s but now we have seen a couple that retained the decal and they were model PL53. Your air buttons and burner are the correct type but the outer caps have dropped off the buttons. This happens as they are only pressed on and if you try to unscrew the buttons with pliers the caps drop off. I doubt you will find replacement caps but you should be able to find replacement buttons. ::Neil::
That is very interesting, thank you! Then I will keep this handle on the lamp and upgrade it to a rare and special item in my collection - and keep an eye open for the impossible: finding some caps for the buttons
Here with an older PL53 by its side, the war edition has now been equipped with the missing bits and pieces. The old pump leather turned out to still function, just a bit of oil was needed. Now only a bit of cleaning and some new washers, and this one fits into the line of historical lamps... but, it looks like if it has originally been made with the fount in brass without any paint or the like. Can that be true? Did they make them this way or have someone since the war removed the paint? And the handle, has that been originally sprayed with gold or what would it have looked like when it was new?
I have never seen a 1940s PL53 in a brass finish. They were always painted either gold or a pale grey. ::Neil::
The pump knob on the WW2., lamp appears to be different to any that i have seen before, perhaps you could post some photographs of it.
Yes, I have noticed that too - in general, I think that the whole pump is a bit different. I will look at it later and make some pictures.
Here are the pics of the pump with pump knob. Obviously, the pump knob doesn't belong to a Tilley lamp, but the more interesting question is - what does it then belong to? Also, the rest of the pump has apparently been painted with gold paint. That makes sense for those parts visible when mounted, but for the hidden parts as well?
Hello Jorgen, Tilley pumps often turn up with odd knobs fitted to them, the original knobs would have been lost and folk kept the pumps going with whatever they had and the link below shows 4 of my WW2., pumps and one of those is fitted with a knob from an old wireless set. Apart from the replacement knob, your pump is a WW2., example and it's made from a mixture of steel and brass parts, Jeff. 4 Tilley WW2., pumps.
Thanks, Jeff, I am getting to like that old lamp more and more, as its history is being revealed. This is better than one that looks exactly like one from a catalogue.
