No problems dating this TL10 it has an inscription on the tank...Presented to the Rev.Paul Dresser by the Mens' Service, St Catherines Church,...
Well remembered David! There is more to come but I'll spread it out a bit. They like to keep themselves to themselves but have said I can post a...
This is the handlamp I referred to in the first posting, it is owned by a couple of collectors in East Yorkshire. Shown with their kind...
Yes, the back ring leaves it at an downward angle and the front one upward, both more effective when used with a reflector. It also fits flat to a...
Hi Brian, Sorry to keep you waiting but this is what has happened to the Vapalux Handlamp frame. I have been after one of these early handlamps...
Using UK Logitech, must have been suspended then reinstated again!!
Told you they'd rise like a Phoenix...there back on again!!!
Oh Dear, UK Logitech are no longer trading on ebay. Must have been all those nasty things you were saying about them!!!! Bet they will rise like...
No, it's original.....
This is a 1942 Vapalux 300, the first version of the 300 model. It has a registered design number stamped in the hood (839212) which was granted...
Hi Brian, Your lamp is just how it should be, the dark blue heat deflectors were used around 1945. Here are another two 300s both with dark blue...
Neil, You are testing MY memory now but I'm pretty sure Peter told me he started working at W&B in the early 1970s. I spoke to him several times...
Not all that common but they do come like that sometimes.
Hi Brian, They do crop up from time to time circa 1950 I would say. They made glass for Tilley as well. In particular the 78...the correct globe...
Hi David, The idea that the Rothmans lamp came from the 1970s originated from Neil but I agree with him. The Rothmans lamp has a Vapalux marked...
Hi David, To be fair to him, I don't think he did know. I asked him a direct question, "Is there any writing on the collar?" I have 2 blue, 2...
I was very interested when I first saw this because I thought it might have been a new style Rothmans Special from the 1970s that we hadn't come...
Hi Jeff, Blue is not an uncommon colour for W&B reflectors. I have quite a few, one still in it's military issue box with a 1949 date, so well...
Many thanks to Stan (The Engine Man) and all his colleagues whose work behind the scenes made everything so enjoyable. If we can get a few more...
Hi, These are the stress cracks that you need to be looking for if you are buying a lamp, sometimes difficult to see. I don't know if I have just...
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