I guess so! It really is interesting and makes sense that the only recent example of a 241A I could find on eBay was the one sold recently in...
AGM and its successor companies, Queen Stove, King-Seeley and Thermos were fond of the Jackson Pollock style paint jobs. Looks great on a good...
[ATTACH] Hello All, I’ve been lurking around here since repairing my first lamp back in 2020 during lockdown. I’ve read in various posts to be...
I'd be intrigued to know more about Tilley's painting procedure and what type of paint they used, if he knows.
Toilet bowl cleaner on all non painted parts will remove rust and other types of crud. And then a polish of your choice.
As part of the cleanup of a Veritas 350 I damaged the nickel plating trying to clean around the decal. The nickel is fairly thin and there are a...
A lovely lamp and you have done a great job fettling it back to life. The TL10 is one of My favourite lamps. My opinion with no facts or...
@gkpllantern I think you are right on all points in your statement. The wise man in Germany's lamp scene, Mr.Wekenmann, once told me that...
To my knowledge, if you're talking about the enamelled hood, there's no paint that will withstand the temperatures they are exposed to. We're...
That is a very good find and yes that is the same large tank BR lantern I have. From memory I think I know of maybe three or four so far but for...
White spirit or mineral spirits are pretty much the same and would smell similar to kerosene. They'll work. I'm sure you could get similar stuffs...
I don't know if it helps, but i have an X246a with that type of pump, a gold painted one... You do see a lot of variation on these...different...
What type of sticker is it? Any chance of a picture?
The other day I responded to an ad for free stuff from someone clearing a house locally and went along to collect a couple of very rusty...
No arguing with that. Odd maybe but that 1950 price list is just a snapshot of the description from that date and being a typed export list may...
Hello that looks fantastic can you tell me what type of paint you used on the hood and base thanks
@Alex74 Here in the U.K., regular use of unleaded petrol will eventually clog the generator. A slightly cheaper alternative to Coleman fuel is...
I really like the one with the black top and silver frame. The contrasts go well together. What type of gold paint have you used?
Here is a lamp I used for camping in the 1970s not sure where it came from, but it was pretty tatty then, I gave it a coat of household black...
It was almost certainly painted. That model was never sold as polished brass. Most were painted cream and a very few were sold with a nickel type...
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