tilleyz13 - a user here, offers re-enamelling, presscall (John) has done some home experiments with patching up enamel jobs. Enamel loss seems to...
Nice find Colin. As the taper is very slight - and if going into a short threaded part I suspect you would get away with a straight sided hole.
I think he made his own colloidon by dissolving a guitar pick (celluloid type) in a mixture of nitrocellulose, acetone, ethanol and diethyl ether,...
A light strike would make sense - but it does not really look like one. I do not believe there ever was a "P" - "proptotype" ? pure supposition.
Very interesting, and very clever. I have seen similar on older electric light fittings, but never a lantern.
Nice ! - and welcome to the forum Bruce
A most excellent show :clap:
A thing of beauty :clap: great restoration and wonderful to see it :thumbup:
Excellent :D/ Wonderful to see it working :thumbup:
A very successful weekend :thumbup:
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Yes - absolutley - very interesting indeed. Do you think it will work again ?
If we were voting - that would be where I would go. Is that two gas jets on the top tho ? Intriguing find..
They are although for a quick and dirty solution "plastic squeezy wash bottles" do the trick :thumbup: I would soak the pump leather in oil while...
Yes - good advice from Tony. Here in the UK "lamp oil" tends to be slightly thicker and lower odour than Paraffin (Kerosene) It also has a...
Welcome @ivor and congrats on finding a great lantern. Hopefully some steers: - the pump leather should be soaked in oil rather than greased. -...
It is threaded. Padded grips can help. Hot water can also help as well as a bit of WD40 or similar in the thread
Going well, "a job well jobbed" :D/
Oh wow ! A great day indeed !:D/
I have a Solar 200 where that simply will not come out. I gave up on the basis it did not "have" to come out. I did consider mole grips...
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