Next up for testfire is the Kildark lantern. Fettling was pretty much the same as for the table lamp apart from the cage had a soak in neat cider...
Nice and bright, good work.
Very cool, or should I say very hot! You have done a great job fettling this one back to life. There can't be to many of these about.
An absolutely beautiful piece of kit! One of these has been on my wish list since the moment i saw one running at Ipswich, I can't describe it but...
They look Great! Can't beat lighting some lamps up.
First up for a testfire is the table lamp. Fettling was minimal, clean and repack the control spindle, make filler cap washer, unblock jet and...
Great save, working beats looking pretty, esp when it gets dark. Enjoy the fruits of your labour.
A great find, and in really good condition.
I love this lamp, it looks great and you will never see another one like it. Extra cool for still having the glass from the phoebus doner lamp....
That Is a lovely lamp, a real gem. Great find and you have done a great job with it.
That is a nice present you have got yourself, not many of those about.
Great lamp hunting success!
A lovely lamp and a very useful and well documented post. Thanks for sharing.
A beautiful lamp, one for the wish list.
Hello Jeremy @X246A Nice to see you back here. James
Just fired up this primus 1051 It has been quite a challenging lamp right from dissambly through to fettling and even lighting up. It is stamped...
The plating on the kildark tank was quite bad so for the after pics i fitted an identical cage from another evening star lantern. On the plus side...
I thought I would post about cleaning nickel plated parts using cider vinegar. The lamps I selected were probably not the best choice for such a...
@podbros It's just a random Dragon keeping an eye on things. [ATTACH]
A Tilley KL80 and IL47 lighting the way and showing the shelf queen collection how it's done while I get some cleaning done. [ATTACH]
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