Ah thanks James. I’ll look up the AL9 then. I’m not in a rush to restore it so I’ll take my time to try and find a suitable gallery and globe for...
Thanks Jeff. We’ll have to find a burner and gallery for it then!
Brilliant, Thanks Pete. I’ll look out for one.
Hello dear fellow lampers, apologies for the radio silence over the last months. I struggled with long Covid, vertigo and other issues....
Cleaned and fettled but not stripped or polished. All left as found. Just changed the seals and pump leather. She fired up first time and tons of...
Thanks George. I’ve now seen the price from another website. Quite expensive indeed but then again it’s a quality item you don’t purchase again!
I’ll have to buy Ian’s book at this rate….
Hi Tim! Hope you’re keeping cool in the heat! wow, it’s amazing to hear someone has bought the tools and the rights to make them again. What do...
That’s George. Maybe that website is Korean, yes. I find it amazing that vintage British lanterns are now being reproduced in brass, 80 years on!
Whilst googling ‘Vapalux E41’ to learn a bit more about this lamp I came across what appears to be a Japanese all-brass modern replica?? [ATTACH]
Thanks guys. I can’t see any dates stamped on the side of the hood, but the clue might lie in the long number stamped on[ATTACH] [ATTACH] top of...
Promising so far then. Thanks guys. Do you know anything about the AM mark?
Hello fellow enthusiasts, I hope you’re all well, Covid free and still enjoying the hobby. After a year of mainly fettling Victorian wick lamps...
Hi Inigo, nice lantern you have there. Nice photos of disassembled parts. Your English is very good by the way, Alex
Fantastic effort!
Fantastic. I will use this thread as inspiration for crafting lamp shades for one of my Victorian oil lamps. I have bought a silk shade holder but...
Thanks Tim!
Italy was great thanks. Went to see the parents after 3 years. I think I must have caught it on the way back as they crammed us all in a departure...
Ps. Been to Italy and got back with Covid last week…. Hope everybody on here is ok! :cry:
Just seen these replies 2 months on! No excuses….:-({|= Increasing the aromatic content gives you a considerable brighter flame for wick lamps,...
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