The great thing about being a regular member of this site is the combined knowledge of it's member. Ask almost any lantern related question and...
The paint Willis & Bates used is bloody hard to get off! I've used two different types of stripper and there's always a sticky residue left that...
Hi and welcome. I'm pretty sure it runs on Coleman fuel or unleaded 'as a last resort' but it's best to avoid petrol if at all possible. The...
As I posted a while back, I have re-finished my restored 300X with the Rustoleum Claret which is not fuel resistant. Could anyone recommend a...
As I collect Tilley lamps I was offered some Tilley parts yesterday and seen these pair of Bialaddin's. Thought to myself those look interesting...
Hi Toby! You are in the right place for answers and pics are always a great help, so thanks for showing! I don't have any exact...
I have some guardsman lanterns with brass frames but they all have the early type bail holders, not the later, 246b style. The later style frames...
I would treat the fount and burner frame as separate projects. Remove the burner frame and use electrolysis or a rust chelating product (in the US...
Hi all, I am hoping some of the experts on here can help ID my lamp. A few years ago I rescued what looks like a Tilley lamp with a heater shield...
@Tony Press Well I did say my experience was limited. :) The problem with filler caps is that they can be moved from one lamp to another....
The primer coat for auto work are usually 2-pack epoxy with fillers and corrosion inhibitive pigments while the base coats for most automotive...
Preamble Some time ago I found this steel Tilley PL53 at a country property in outback Queensland Australia. The lanterns history, as told to me,...
Yes, I think there must be two main types of Milspec lantern. I presume after Pearl Harbo(u)r when the US was brought into WWII, the immediate...
A really nice find @R100 Since its such a rare item, do take as many pictures as you could, of the original lamp before stripping the paint. I'd...
It's a Tilley Model TL11. Same as TL10 but with glass 182 gobe instead of the opal shade used for TL10. The age of these is never exact and in...
Hi all I acquired a Coleman 118 table lamp from a collector via eBay. This table lamp has the “Slant” valve generator assembly and was...
Hi can anyone tell me what type of paint to use on my Sdr Tilley tank.
@Matty Yes the earlier 103s had a nickel top. The model started around 1938 and apart from the nickel top, they also had a black fiber wheel. I...
Yes you need a Primus type valve tool. There was quite a discussion on these recently and I guess someone will provide a link. In action they are...
Neil, is there such a thing in as this shape (type 5 in the PLC) as a table lamp, in anything other than the 18 1/4 inch tall ??? To me this shape...
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