This is a nickel-silver Canadian 118 without the Coleman logo stamped on the side of the fount, therefore no date stamp on the side of the fount....
@coleman54 Darcy Vantiger has the painted Coleman shade as the third and last of the Coleman 318 shades (1925 - 1928). The last cardboard...
@coleman54 On the last base plate above, is the “1 - 0” a date? (Jan 1930?). If so, is the “0” on the second base plate therefore an incomplete...
@AndrewA On the paint. I am yet to find a gloss paint that can withstand the constant high temperatures of Tilley, Bi-Aladdin and most pressure...
Testing another Canadian Coleman 118B. Note that the original screens in the burner caps were rusted and falling apart. The screens have been...
Yes, @ROBBO55 That would be my routing solution, too. In this particular case I actually needed to replace the steel crimping ring, so I got...
Having been engaged in a couple of conversations about the original Australian Aladdin 1A flame spreaders, I ratted through my spares and found a...
Great lantern, Harder! Cheers Tony
No decals on my lot, either… Tony
Thanks, @Jacob van Pareen. Most Australian Tilley’s that were fitted with insect screens had the flat top screen, but a few appear with the domed...
Thanks, @coleman54. I've no idea why you didn't get notified, as I had tagged you. A glitch in the universe, perhaps. It's the bits and pieces...
Great work, @Knee. Tony
9!!!! Tony
](*,) and :cry: I can understand, but [-X and =; is a bit much. This site is one of the best curated sites of its type, and has a huge depth of...
Thanks, @coleman54. Cheers Tony
I’ve been pondering the bottom stamping of Canadian Coleman 118B lamps. I’m trying to understand any pattern. 1. This lamp of @ROBBO55 is dated...
@MYN I think it very unlikely that Neil McRae came to the conclusion of 1929 for the R55 generator without evidence. As I said above, the 1927...
@Reinhard I just refreshed my memory by re-reading a section of Neil McRae’s Pressure Lamp Catalogue. On P71 Neil says: “The R55 generator...
I, too, look forward to seeing the catalogue. Cheers Tony
I’ve often wondered what the settled residue in used Evaporust was… :-k Tony
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