Looks fabulous, Terry. Really nice job on the restoration. These may be more common in your neck of the woods, but over here, they are quite a...
Another stellar lamp, Michel! Very graceful. From your description it seems like you put in a tremendous amount of work restoring it to it's...
A truly fine looking heater, Conny. From the fluted column on up, an otherwise utilitarian conversion is taken to the level of a fine display...
Seriously nice engineering! And those embossed fonts are something to behold.
Neil, is it possible that this was an engineering or proof of concept lamp with a limited production run? I'm thinking something like the Aladdin...
A stunningly beautiful lamp! You've performed a museum quality restoration. It's hard to believe its the same lamp as the one in the fettle post....
I think the US specification for the gas tip is 4/48 thread. The taps and dies are readily available. Is 6BA the UK equivalent? Dan
I love my Aladdinette. Use it to heat smaller areas. Very clean burning; no smell. It uses a 2" burner vs the 3" for bigger one shown above....
Indeed a very nice restoration,Conny. I'm a fan of Nulite and Akron lamps and this early torch light is a fine example. Your plain opal shade...
The fuel gauge is almost impossible to find new but can be disassembled for service and potential repair. See...
Neil, Would that Sears Ever-Brite lamp have any Coleman Co. identification on it? Conversly, does it have any Sears or Ever-Brite identification? Dan
Thanks for that scan, Neil. That mystery is solved. Might you know who made the Ever-Brite for Sears? I'm trying to match the lamp in the picture...
Darcy, thanks for this great information. The white shade is indeed cased clear over opal. It's the only shade I have like that, providing an...
I have a pair of shades for which I need some help identifying. I have seen a reference to the log cabin shade as being an early Akron, perhaps...
Al, unless you're using old stock, there hasn't been dishwasher detergent with phosphates in the US since 2011. Back then, 17 states outlawed it's...
I too thoroughly enjoy researching my lamps. As I usually buy lamps on Ebay, I spend the time waiting for them to arrive doing the research,...
That gorgeous 318 shade was made between 1909 and 1924 and was available on a CQ, usually changing the model name of the lamp to a CQ318. Your...
Thank you Jean, I shall keep a keen eye out for another one of these shades. I already an additional complete 121 lamp, so we're half way there....
Thank you Jeff for taking the time to check your 502, and Neil for you excellent explanation. That's good news. I shall put it all back together...
I'm renewing a Hipolito 502 and upon dis-assembly and cleaning, I noticed that the upper vaporizer has a distinct bend to it. The conducting rod...
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