I came across CPL by accident at the start of lockdown one. As an introduction, I am a lamp user with a general interest in the history and the...
I have three of them here and they were all painted gold all over. I had not seen one with black painted globe cage. Odd that Coleman exported...
Today, I finished the fettling of a Coleman L228 Slant. This L228 is date stamped 9 1 representing January 1929. I purchased this one from the US...
US Mil-Spec, 1980, SMP. Interesting to work on. Had a continual problem with threads on the lantern - they don't feel as deeply cut as some I...
Hello Wim, Thank you for your response. I looked again but I couldn't see a number. I was trying to pinpoint the age first, also, the possible...
...Epoxy, Acrylic, Nitrocellulose lacquer, etc... Some paint types are not suited for oven baking. Others might specifically require high...
Just an added note:- In case if anyone would wish to go even further on regards to getting the highest bond strengths of the paint or coating on...
@Matty Of course many of the earlier paints were leaded. There was a reason to be so. In the early days, there were no such stuffs as 2K epoxies,...
you keep insisting the generator is painted... do you not read what i typed?? Just nvm. I'm sorry for for even posting. Have a good day.
Recently I bought this lamp, advertised as a Vapalux 300X, in the Netherlands. [ATTACH] Initially I thought it to be a mongrel, as the tank...
Preamble Some time ago, whilst travelling in South Australia, I found this Australian made Aladdin 1A. I found the Aladdin 1A in a...
Well, here it is working ... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Manufacturer P Maderni, Paris. Patent describes how carbide in an inner cylinder with a closed...
Chalwyn was formed in 1943 when Wyndham Hewitt, the founder, looked towards what type of business might do well after the war. Chalwyn is made up...
[ATTACH] My next 7 lamps for restoration plus a bialaddin T10 not shown, should keep me busy over the winter months. From left to right: 1. Early...
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