Nicely burning
If you're planning on disposal you'll need to wrap it in more than one layer of plastic at take it to the local waste company for advice.... or...
Porkie Pie ---- isn't that rhyming slang for Lie ?
base-camp.co.uk have a good selection of pressure and wick lamp spares
The Tilley date stamp is a thing of mystery.... month and year (easy) then you get the random numbers and letters at either end. A basic service,...
All calm and definitely bright.
Looking good. The 'heat shield ' is a reflector, SDR is, I understand is for (short) (small)? Double Reflector with the much rarer (long)...
Campingaz 901, 904 or 907 cylinder. Maybe ask at your local household waste recycling site, they may have one with some gas in it and by willing...
With regard to start up, I preheat without any pressure, then open yhe control cock and slowly pump when heated. If it does decide to fire ball,...
From memory, the top of the legs are hammered over to secure the top ring, very careful work with a file to remove the burr and solder to secure...
[ATTACH] Date code as shown - 3 large dots above, 4 small dots below - based on other posts I'm taking a guess at April 1963 as the 315 dates...
Nice example of a 315, found a little dusty at the local waste site. The previous owner had been nice enough to fit a new mantle before deciding...
Quite the opposite.... East Sussex has a "Tilley Team" where myself and a couple of other leaders offer lamp servicing, demonstration and training...
Having had time to inspect the parts, it is possible that the tip of the cleaning needle is stuck inside the jet. Time to give it a soak in some...
A nice find. With the additional artwork it may have been used as a headlight for a barge or canal boat. With a little work it could be brought...
Size comparison Phoebus 611 v Tilley X246B [ATTACH]
Findings so far.... All looks original, even the glass. Pump works, but pump / tank seal leaks, so unable to do a dunk test. Jet blocked.......
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