Looks good
Money shot....:D/ [ATTACH]
Picked this up over the weekend, it was described as an “old oil lamp”, when I first saw it I thought it was a cobbled, modified effort,...
My mate Mick has an circa 1938 AL12 with revolving disc for railway signalling / marshalling, his is the only one I have ever seen.
Hi Colin I’m sure you will work your magic, nice find.
Working well...:D/
Great photo, so in Sheffield this would be called a jennel or a ginnal...(neither are probably spelt correctly) In the terraced houses were I grew...
This is assuming that the fuel resistant lacquer is compatible with the base colour coat, if not it will lift the gloss and the undercoat and you...
It is always a risk and generally in these cases the seller loses out. I have bought and sold on EBay but personally I prefer buying and selling...
Hi David A lot of overseas buyers use a UK mailing address; a self storage depot or other, the lamps are usually delivered there and then shipped...
@David Shouksmith no need to apologies, although I’m now curious about this to the point that I have just measured a number of 300X collars across...
Never realised there were 2 different widths of collar...](*,)
Hi @David Shouksmith, did all 300Xs have the long spindle on the jet cleaners, I thought they only appeared on the early ones? If not then what...
@steerpike451 apologies just checked the 300X I was alluding to is marked 1950 not 1955..:doh:..I lose track of the dates with these things......
Well it looks to me to be an early military 305. Nice find..:clap:. I have a 1955 marked Bialaddin 300X, it’s predecessor, so just shows the over...
@Johnny19 well it looks correct to me, green logo on the glass, large filler cap, bialaddin stamp on the control cock. Are there any markings on...
Nice lamp and working well. I always thought that ventilator was correct for the military 305..:-k
I'm not sure @David Shouksmith I only know it is a knurling tool, in essence its a pair of cut gears that come together, in opposite directions to...
The wear looks to have some age to it and it would certainly take a number of years to inflict that kind of damage, presume from the use of...
Tilley PL53, it looks to be in nice original condition, a good clean and a new seal kit and you’ll be on your way.
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