Confession time - the globe is a deep one, but came from a Bullfinch 1616 lamp and is marked as such.
Another couple of pictures Wide view lighting up the garden [ATTACH] This one shows the difference between the 500cp burner (left) and the...
The previous owner was kind enough to leave a couple of Tilley 500 mantles in the box :thumbup:
Replaced the pump washer and filled half full and gave a total of 60 pumps [ATTACH]
This is another Covid-19 survivor.... thrown away between 'stay at home' and lockdown. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Box containing...
Fueled and lit. [ATTACH] Unfortunately the filler cap seals are hard so it only ran for a couple of minutes before the pressure escaped
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This is a Corvid-19 survivor... in the days before lockdown in the UK we had 'self isolation' the vulnerable and old were asked to stay at...
Pump with a presta type adapter, racer cycle type. Just enough pumps to give a steady burn. Don't leave it hanging with fuel when not in use.......
Hi @Scouter Bill The question of 'Why?' I will have to leave to others, but looks like Tilley stayed with Gold until the X246B when they found...
Found time to drain the old fuel, wash the lamp, wipe over the hood, polish the reflector, oil the pump leather and refill with new fuel....
The latest addition to my Tilley collection, an AL8 track lamp with the CH1 hood. It looks in fair condition.[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
The recycling sites in East Sussex have 'reuse shops'
I doubt very much, not many landfills left and metal has a value, chopped into little bits, seperated and melted down
Anything electrical can only go to a WEEE approved company..... UK law. Paraffin and gas lamps only scrap so may have room to negotiate...
If you're in Sussex, Clay Hill petrol station, north of Lewes has just be demolished and re built.... happy to say they are still doing Kerosene...
Nice pair of X246b lamps. The electrocuted one is an X246 from 1954 to 1960/61.
Nice pair of lamps. If the Tilley sits sturdy on a flat surface the bulge is normal, if it rocks the tank has been over presurized, "hitting it...
Tilley added letters before and after the date numbers, unfortunately the why and their meaning is currently lost in history
Nice to give some hospitality to a couple of new friends :content: The BR may be a little older...... Dec 56 with the 0 as the additional letter...
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