Testing on early (circa 1935) burner for a Tilley EX4 of the same period. Discussion of the manufacture of this variation of the burner is here:...
You’re right, Pete. The vapouriser on the EX4 is much younger that the lantern. I wondered how many vapourisers it must have gone through over...
Not just the nozzle holes, Pete. There were pin holes where the groove is to tie top string of the mantle. Cheers Tony @pete sav
Going back to this old conversation, I have a ~1935 Tilley EX 4 that I started working on. I was going to try to use the burner that came with...
If your pip is a single piece, as in the photo and as Part 555, and is hard (so it won’t seal, it is best to replace it with the older brass pip...
You don’t actually rebuild all the control cock. The control cock has only a few parts that can be disassembled: the lower brass gauze filter...
This is the Australian-made Gloria generator for this lamp. It has “-Genuine Gloria-” stamped on it. [ATTACH] Tony
Let me go through my files… No promises, but there might be something there, @hikerduane. Give me a couple of days. Tony
This is another Australian Gloria table lamp with a modified Gloria No.20 hollow wire burner. The burner cowl is unmarked. The shade in the...
There’s a YouTube video for the LRL4… Tony
Unless it looks gummed up or heavily corroded, I would: 1. Remove the packing nut and spindle; remove the packing. 2. Don’t remove the pricker...
Here, with a Fargo 300/400 mantle: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Cheers Tony
Testing a 1930s Australian Gloria table lamp No.20 burner. Not the best flame photos, but the burner and generator are working well. Straight up...
The sponsor of this site, The Fettlebox, has what you need. Link on front page. Tony
Excellent! Cheers Tony
Thanks, Toby. The reason I as is because of the date stamp on the lamp shown here: Identification Best regards Tony
Nice! Tony
Citric acid will attack the brass and leach zinc if you leave it too long; at the strength I use it (above) it would take a very long time to...
Excellent! My Keronas are the older Preston loop kind. Tony
@David Cully Thanks for that info! That fits with Nagel-Chase/Wizard in Australasia. I’ll have to rat through my shed. Cheers Tony
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